Preface | p. iii |
Tables | p. vii |
Summary | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xxi |
Abbreviations | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Geographic Locations Included in the Analysis | p. 3 |
Data Description | p. 3 |
Students Transferring to Charter Schools | p. 7 |
Prior Achievement of Students Transferring to Charter Schools | p. 8 |
Transfers to Charters and Racial and Ethnic Stratification | p. 12 |
Chapter Summary | p. 19 |
Student Achievement in Charter Schools | p. 21 |
Analytical Details | p. 26 |
Notes on Interpreting Results | p. 29 |
Sensitivity Tests | p. 32 |
Student Achievement in Virtual Charter Schools | p. 39 |
Student Achievement, by Age of Charter School | p. 41 |
Student Achievement, by Race | p. 46 |
Examination of the Variance in Performance | p. 48 |
Chapter Summary | p. 50 |
Educational Attainment Effects of Charter High Schools | p. 53 |
Data | p. 55 |
Results | p. 57 |
Probit Estimates of the Determinants of Educational Attainment | p. 60 |
Chapter Summary | p. 75 |
Competitive Effects of Charter Schools on Student Achievement in Traditional Public Schools | p. 77 |
Analytical Details | p. 78 |
Implications for Policy and Research | p. 83 |
Key Findings | p. 84 |
Policy Implications | p. 86 |
Methodological and Research Implications | p. 91 |
Data | p. 95 |
Chapter Three Regression Results | p. 105 |
Supporting Data | p. 117 |
Chapter Five Regression Results | p. 123 |
Bibliography | p. 129 |
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