Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains
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| Title: | Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tressa Pankovits, Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) |
| Source: | Progressive Policy Institute. 2024. |
| Availability: | Progressive Policy Institute. 600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Suite 400, Washington, DC 20003. Tel: 202-547-0001; Fax: 202-544-5014; Web site: https://www.progressivepolicy.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 53 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Charter Schools, School Choice, Educational Quality, Instructional Improvement, Competition, Learner Engagement, Improvement, Urban Areas |
| Abstract: | Charter schools are public schools, free and open to all. Like traditional public schools, charter schools are prohibited from charging tuition, must not discriminate in admissions or be religious in their operation or affiliation, and are overseen by a public entity. There is a growing body of research highlighting the superior performance benefits of growing well-designed portfolio systems that include a mix of both traditional and charter public schools. This report's findings add credence to the long-stated supposition that public charter schools create a competitive dynamic that compels traditional district schools to upgrade their teaching and learning to maintain enrollment, so that conditions improve for all children. Another common explanation, as charter schools uncover better ways of motivating learning, other schools in that same geography then adopt those innovative practices. Or, an increase in school options to make it more common for parents to find a school that is the optimum fit for unlocking their child's potential. The report concludes with recommendations for further research into why increased public school choice lifts school quality and how cities that currently have even a small share of public charter school students can strengthen their gap-narrowing capacity. [Preface by Will Marshall.] |
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| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED661950 |
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