61. Canadian Charter Schools Centre arizona s mature charter schools offer parents choices through a variety of Additionally, charter school leaders find arizona s charter school model http://www.charterschools.ca/pr-nov132000.htm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mature Charter Schools Are Innovative and Implementing Reforms Country's Most Comprehensive Study of Charter Schools Released Today November 13, 2000 Contact: Mary Gifford Phoenix, AZ - The Goldwater Institute's Center for Market-Based Education (CMBE) released its study of Arizona's charter schools completing their fifth year of operation. The study of forty charter school organizations representing 84 charter school sites concludes that charter schools are innovative and implementing diverse reforms in numerous areas of school operation. This privately-funded study is an overview of interviews and case studies from each of Arizona's charter school organizations that began operation in the 1995-96 school year and remained open under the same charter agreement through the 1999-2000 school year. The interview protocol was developed with input from Arizona legislators, charter schools, and members of the State Board of Education and State Board for Charter Schools, respectively. The study's authors are Mary Gifford, director of the CMBE; Melinda gle, author of the Goldwater Institute's charter school newsletter The Bellwether ; and Karla Phillips, Goldwater Institute research associate.

62. The Heartland Institute - Arizona's Charter Schools: A Survey Of Teachers - By M The Goldwater Institute surveyed teachers in arizona s charter schools, revealingimportant information about school and classroom configuration, http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=4501

63. Education Working Paper 1 | Apples To Apples: An Evaluation Of Charter Schools S arizona charter School Effect arizona gave two statewide standardized tests. Our arizona results found weak and mixed effects from charter schools, http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_01.htm

Site Navigation Support M.I. Scholars' Articles M.I. Issues Subscribe to City Journal Board of Trustees Staff Directory Links M.I. Book Catalog Internship Opportunities Join email updates HOME ABOUT MI CCI CLP ... CONTACT Education Working Paper No. 1 July 2003 Apples to Apples: An Evaluation of Charter Schools Serving General Student Populations Jay P. Greene, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Greg Forster, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Marcus A. Winters Research Associate, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Executive Summary Charter schools—public schools that are exempt from many of the procedural regulations that apply to regular public schools—are a widespread but poorly-studied form of education reform. With nearly 2,700 charter schools now educating more than 684,000 children nationwide, policymakers and parents need to know how the education charter schools provide compares to that provided by regular public schools. Assessing the academic performance of charter schools is difficult, because many charter schools are targeted toward specific populations such as at-risk students, disabled students, and juvenile delinquents. This makes it very challenging for researchers to draw a fair comparison—comparing targeted charter schools to regular public schools is like comparing apples and zebras. As a result, there are very few reliable research findings on the academic quality of charter schools as compared to regular public schools.

64. Charter Schools: An Approach For Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Applicants in arizona seeking to establish a charter school submit a writtenproposal to a sponsor, which may be either a school district governing board, http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-3/charter.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Collins, Timothy Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.

65. Charter Schools. ERIC Digest arizona s 1994 law is the strongest, with multiple chartergranting agencies, to run charter schools in New Jersey, arizona, and North Carolina. http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/charter.htm

Site Links Home Search for ERIC Digests Privacy Policy Resources for Library Instruction ... Information Literacy Blog ERIC Identifier: Publication Date: Author: Hadderman, Margaret Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management Eugene OR. Charter Schools. ERIC Digest, Number 118. In seven short years, the U.S. charter-school movement has produced about 800 schools in 29 states and the District of Columbia, enrolling over 100,000 students. Charter schools reflect their founders' varied philosophies, programs, and organizational structures, serve diverse student populations, and are committed to improving public education. Charter schools are freed of many restrictive rules and regulations. In return, these schools are expected to achieve educational outcomes within a certain period (usually three to five years) or have their charters revoked by sponsors (a local school board, state education agency, or university). WHAT EXPLAINS CHARTER SCHOOLS' GROWING POPULARITY? Some members of the public are dissatisfied with educational quality and school district bureaucracies (Jenkins and Dow 1996). Today's charter-school initiatives are rooted in the educational reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, from state mandates to improve instruction, to school-based management, school restructuring, and private/public-choice initiatives. Many people, President Clinton among them, see charter schools, with their emphasis on autonomy and accountability, as a workable political compromise and an alternative to vouchers. The charter approach uses market principles while insisting that schools be nonsectarian and democratic. For founders, starting a brand-new school is an exhausting, yet exhilarating experience that "stirs the creative and adaptive juices of everyone involved" (Ray Budde 1996).

66. Brief Analysis 285: Teacher Accountability In Charter Schools If arizona s charter school experience is typical, they also often earn more An examination of charter school teacher contracts in arizona failed to http://www.ncpa.org/ba/ba285.html

NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY ANALYSIS HOME DONATE ONE LEVEL UP ABOUT NCPA ... CONTACT Teacher Accountability in Charter Schools View as PDF Get Adobe Reader Monday, March 1, 1999 Charter schools are public schools that operate with a great deal of autonomy, free from many of the regulations of traditional public schools. One difference is that teachers in charter schools generally have less job security - by design. They have no tenure, work under year-to-year contracts and risk dismissal if they fail to contribute to student achievement as judged by the school. In return, however, they usually have more teaching flexibility, less paperwork and participate more fully in decision making. If Arizona's charter school experience is typical, they also often earn more than their public school counterparts. Because of their autonomy, charter schools' personnel policies, including salary administration, differ greatly among schools and among states, and only meager information is available nationwide. More data are available about Arizona than any other state, thanks to an extensive charter school survey by the Goldwater Institute, an Arizona public policy research institute. Arizona, a stronghold of the charter school movement with 271 charter schools in operation and a sympathetic state administration, is in its fourth year of charter school experience. Determining Teacher Quality.

67. Moving Forward With Charter Schools By Thomas C. Patterson Oregon Oregon can look to arizona for an example of what charter school expansion couldmean arizona s charter schools have been controversial from the start. http://www.cascadepolicy.org/cctext/2001_07.txt

Moving forward with charter schools By Thomas C. Patterson Oregon officially threw its hat in the charter school ring two years ago when the legislature passed Senate Bill 100. Debates over this particular education reform are far from over, however. During this session and in years to come, Oregonians will face proposals to alternately limit or expand charter schools in the state. Oregon can look to Arizona for an example of what charter school expansion could mean for students. Arizona's charter schools have been controversial from the start. The system was designed to give maximum autonomy to the schools, and, needless to say, many in the education establishment have objected to their massive loss of authority. Even some reform advocates worried about Arizona being the "wild, wild West." There have been ceaseless attempts to inject more regulation back into the system, while advocates maintain that reliance on the market, rather than bureaucratic controls, should yield a positive, dynamic result. So what are Arizona's charter schools really like? After five years, we can now form a reasonably clear image. A recent report from the Goldwater Institute reveals that charter schools have experienced steady growth. Today there are 249 approved charters in Arizona, operating schools at 401 sites. Over six percent of Arizona's public school students have chosen to attend a charter school. Much of this growth can be attributed to the high approval ratings from parents. A 1999 survey found that 66 percent of charter school parents rated their schools overall as "A" or "A+", while 37 percent of parents in district schools awarded them the same ratings. Moreover, charter parents tend to select and rate schools based on academic criteria rather than amenities like buildings, extracurricular activities, demographics or class size. Charter schools tend to be niche schools, responding to specific needs and interests. About one-half of charter schools target "at-risk" students, making them the most served group. Many offer a specific curriculum, such as Montessori, Waldorf, Back-to-Basics or fine arts. Charter school management is marked by ingenuity, innovation and diversity. Most, but not all, hire certified teachers; others seek people with professional expertise in a certain field or those with a certain philosophical makeup. Many charter school teachers earn more than their other public school counterparts; most report choosing charter schools because of the relative freedom and the teaching environment in charter schools. Charter schools are not experiencing a shortage of teachers. Charter schools are specialized to a degree that makes it difficult to compare their academic achievement with district schools. Testing results are mixed, but hopeful. Though charter schools have more than their share of top-performing students in reading, math and language, they are also over-represented among the lowest performing schools. This is most likely due to the population these niche schools serve. Charter school operators frequently comment on the poor achievement levels of the students who transfer into them, yet they welcome these students and express great determination to help them improve. Charter schools can fail, of course, but fewer than 5 percent have done so. This is expected and probably even healthy. More distressing is the ever-growing load of regulatory and reporting requirements that all operators describe. The resources necessary to comply with rules of non-educational bureaucracies such as those for zoning, health, environmental and labor law has become so onerous that many consider them a possible obstacle to the future success of these small schools. The lesson for Oregon? When given the freedom to flourish, charter schools can provide new educational opportunities for the students who need them most. Like Arizona, Oregon must be prepared to protect its embryonic charter school movement from re-regulation proposals. The assault in Oregon has already started. A bill in the legislature would require all teachers in charter schools to have a state license. This proposal runs contrary to the very nature of charter schools; it would undermine their autonomy and limit their ability to serve students' diverse needs in the best possible manner. In order to facilitate more charter expansion, Oregon should consider allowing someone other than school districts to sponsor charter schools, as is the case in Arizona. Oregon could allow public universities to sponsor new schools or create a state-level chartering board to which charters can apply for sponsorship if the local district is not encouraging. At five years, Arizona's charter schools are hardly a perfect product, but they are a significant asset to the state. Oregon should follow Arizona's lead by allowing the expansion of charter schools, and then see how greater freedom can translate to innovation and excellence in education. Thomas C. Patterson, M.D., is the former Senate Majority Leader in Arizona, and sponsor of Arizona's charter school legislation. He is chairman of the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, and an adjunct scholar to Cascade Policy Institute, a Portland, Oregon think tank.

68. Arizona's Message To Oregon: Charter Schools Now! arizona has been an active part of the charter school movement since 1994 and isdoing charter schools are one tool we use in arizona. And they work. http://www.cascadepolicy.org/pdf/edref/keegan.htm

Arizona's message to Oregon: Charter Schools Now! by Lisa Graham Keegan Three thousand charter schools by the year 2000. President Clinton issued this challenge to the states in his State of the Union address. Arizona has been an active part of the charter school movement since 1994 and is doing its part to make that dream a reality. Arizona's law is flexible, providing maximum opportunities for parents, teachers and the community to build schools that address the needs of their children. Currently, there are 273 charter schools in Arizona. That's more than any other state. This has given Arizona a unique opportunity to learn what works and refine the charter school process. As Arizona Superintendent of Education, I work hard with legislators, teachers, business leaders and parents to improve education in Arizona. Charter schools are one tool we use in Arizona. And they work. Since 1994, only six charters have been closed. Those closings demonstrate that when a charter school isn't filling the educational needs of the children they serve, it will be closed. Either the students will leave or the state will close the school. It also demonstrates the necessity of strong accountability measures for charter schools as well as other public schools. Together the Governor's Office, State Board of Charter Schools, the State Board of Education and the Charter School Association are tackling accountability concerns. Here are a few lessons we have learned that may be helpful as Oregon considers charter legislation:

69. Charter Schools/ K-12 charter schools K12. arizona Department of Education http//www.ade.state.az.us/Includes • charter school finder • general information • school report http://www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/education/charter.htm

Charter Schools: K-12 Arizona Department of Education http://www.ade.state.az.us/ charter school finder general information school report cards Arizona Charter Schools Association http://www.azcharters.org Information for educators on charter school law, pupil admission requirements, and accountability guidelines. Charter Schools http://edreform.com/charter_schools/ From the Center for Education Reform "... an independent, national, non-profit advocacy organization... (that) serves as a clearinghouse for innovative reforms in public education..." Arizona Charter School Websites U.S. Charter Schools http://www.uscharterschools.org/ How-to information plus directories and links Arizona Resources

70. Issue Brief: Is Nevada Serious About Charter Schools? States’ charter schools Legislation. A arizona, California, Delaware, Florida,Massachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, and the District of Columbia http://www.npri.org/issues/issues00/i_b090100.htm

Examining Issues Facing Nevada September 1, 2000 Is Nevada Serious About Charter Schools? By Karla Phillips Getting Started th Barriers to Entry Setting Goals The purpose of Arizona charter schools is clearly articulated in statute and is simply to improve pupil achievement and provide additional academic choices for families. While Nevada charter schools are supposed to do the very same things, they are also supposed to create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educational personnel, provide a new system of accountability and encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods. Conclusion In Nevada, there are only five charter schools. But there are 360 currently operating in Arizona, which translates into one out of every five public schools being a charter school. These numbers are revealing because school choice is only meaningful if a significant amount of parents are given the opportunity to choose. Karla Phillips is a research associate with the Goldwater Institute and an adjunct policy analyst with the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

71. Arizona School Boards Association Those charter school students who left charter schools in arizona had lower When this was done with the arizona charter school students and with the http://www.azsba.org/hoaxcompare.htm

The Student Achievement Comparison Hoax The key fallacy overlooked in nearly all comparisons between public and charter/private schools is that typically the charter/private schools purge their failures. In a Goldwater Institute study done with Arizona Department of Education testing data, their appendix showed that 43% of charter school students returned to public schools in the two years of the report. Those charter school students who left charter schools in Arizona had lower test scores in charter school than those who remained in the charter schools, but when they returned to public schools they had the highest gains in test scores of all the students in the study, including those who stayed in charter or public schools (those who left public schools for charter schools had the smallest gains). The point being that these students who leave charter schools should be considered "failures" of the charter schools, but the charter schools only count those students who remain with them. Thus when you compare public school test scores to charter school test scores you are comparing ALL of the students in public schools but only the successes of the charter schools. Similarly, in the

72. The Education Wonks: Public Charter Schools: Disappointment In Arizona - Thought In arizona, supporters of public charter schools will be disappointed with thelatest standardized test results reports the The arizona Republic (emphasis http://educationwonk.blogspot.com/2005/07/public-charter-schools-disappointment.

@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?blogID=8031659"); @import url(http://www.blogger.com/css/navbar/main.css); @import url(http://www.blogger.com/css/navbar/1.css); Notify Blogger about objectionable content. What does this mean? BlogThis! The Education Wonks I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say— I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.- Harriet Tubman Monday, July 18, 2005 Public Charter Schools: Disappointment In Arizona In Arizona, supporters of public charter schools will be disappointed with the latest standardized test results reports the The Arizona Republic : (emphasis added) AIMS [Ed's Note: Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards, info here ] scores for sophomores at charter schools continue to lag dramatically behind their counterparts in district schools. Test results released this week by the state showed that just 36 percent of charter-school sophomores passed math on the Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards test, compared with 73 percent at traditional schools. About half of the charter-school sophomores passed reading and writing vs. 77 percent at district schools. The continuing trend in overall test scores will be among factors that the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools will consider at its meeting this fall when members meet to develop criteria for the first time for closing down poorly performing schools.

73. NCEF Resource List: Charter School Facilities Financing And Design Issues The Finance Gap charter schools and Their Facilities. This report argues,using arizona as an illustration, for a marketbased school funding paradigm http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/financing_charter.cfm

CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES FINANCING AND DESIGN ISSUES NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles regarding public and private funding options for the lease, purchase, insuring, and repair of charter school buildings. Includes information on site selection, facilities design, and sharing space. Show all citations Show citations from 2000 to present Show citations from 2002 to present Show Abstracts Hide Abstracts References to Books and Other Media - 64 (1 new citation) References to Journal Articles Related Web Sites Related Resource Lists The Charter School Facility Finance Landscape. http://www.lisc.org/resources/assets/asset_upload_file355_8088.pdf Page, Barbara; Balboni, Elise; Chae, Clara; King, Katje (Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Educational Facilities Financing Center, New York , May 2005) Provides a national directory of private nonprofit and public providers of funding and financing for charter school facilities. Based on research and interviews with over 50 charter school stakeholders, the survey includes descriptions of financing products and geographic markets for the 21 private nonprofit providers currently active in the sector. The report also describes two public-private partnerships that have recently been developed in Indianapolis and Massachusetts. Public initiatives are also detailed, including explanations of and awardee information for two federal grant programs, three federal tax credit/bond financing programs, and an listing of state-level funding, loan, and credit enhancement programs currently authorized in the 41 jurisdictions with a charter law. The report includes available web site and statutory references, with active links in the electronic version. 24p.

74. Archived: The Charter School Roadmap, Introduction In states such as arizona, charter schools are granted maximum autonomy and areconsidered legally independent entities with a blanket waiver from district http://www.ed.gov/pubs/Roadmap/intro.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n The Charter School Roadmap, September 1998 Introduction Since the enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, the number of states with laws supporting charter schools has reached 32 plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Advocates believe charter school legislation provides a new, effective means of improving the education system by expanding the choices available to parents and students. Skeptics, however, question the promised effects and fear charter schools may lead to the demise of regular public schools. Regardless, charter schools are one of the fastest-growing reform movements in education, thanks in large part to political support across party lines. Research is under way by the U.S. Department of Education and others to determine the effect of charter schools on student achievement, but it is too early for any definitive findings. Early studies, however, demonstrate that students, parents and teachers are satisfied with the charter school experience and that charter schools are serving a population with roughly the same racial composition and percentage of low-income students as other public schools.

75. Archived: Archived - Expanding Charter School Movement Counting branch schools in arizona, in which similar instructional Some charters, particularly in arizona, run similar programs in several sites. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/charter4thyear/a.html

Archived Information The State of Charter Schools 2000 - Fourth-Year Report, January 2000 The Expanding Charter School Movement State Charter Legislation Newly Created and Pre-existing Charter Schools The Expanding Charter School Movement Charter schools have spread rapidly across the country since the first two charter schools opened in 1992. The number of states with charter legislation continues to rise, as does the number of charter schools. State laws differ, but all grant charter schools some degree of autonomy over their educational programs and operations in exchange for greater accountability for student outcomes. As of September 1999, 36 states and the District of Columbia had passed charter legislation and charter schools were in operation in 32 states. Three statesNew York, Oklahoma, and Oregonenacted charter legislation in the 1998-99 legislative session. As of September 1999, more than 1,400 charter schools were in operation. Counting "branch schools" in Arizona, in which similar instructional programs are operated at several school sites under one charter, there were more than 1,600 charter school sites in operation. Continuing the trend, the largest yearly increase in the number of charter schools came in the most recent year, with 421 new schools opened as of September, 1999. This growth in the number of charter schools was

76. Navajo County's Superintendent Of Schools ~ Charter Schools NAVAJO COUNTY S SUPERINTENDENT OF schools. charter schools DINE SOUTHWESTHIGH SCHOOL HC63, Box 303 Winslow, arizona 86047 Phone 928657-3272 http://www.co.navajo.az.us/SuperofSchools/School_Charter_Schools.aspx?UltimateMe

77. The Charter Conundrum - Vol 14 No 3 - Rethinking Schools Online A recent study of arizona s charter schools, for example, has shown that theyhave a much higher degree of racial and ethnic segregation than the http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/14_03/char143.shtml

Search Rethinking Schools Help Home Archive Volume 14, No. 3 - Spring 2000 The Charter Conundrum The Charter Conundrum By Leo Casey When New York City's public schools opened last September, they included four charter schools for the first time. Two schools, International High School and Middle College High School, were small alternative high schools that converted to charter school status. Two elementary schools, Sisulu Children's Academy and the John A. Reisenbach Charter School, were new charter schools. Among the city's more than 1,000 public schools, no two are more different than International High School and Sisulu Children's Academy. Their differences highlight the complex and contradictory potential of the charter school movement, and of the need to engage that movement in positive ways. A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS International High School is located in Queens, in a neighborhood of commercial warehouses, small manufacturing plants, and large populations of Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian immigrants. The school was founded 15 years ago as a collaboration between the City University and the Board of Education, dedicated to providing a "multicultural educational environment" for students who were recent immigrants and English language learners. The only criteria for entrance to the school is that prospective students have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored in the bottom 20th percentile on the citywide language assessment skills test. "We are the only school which requires that you fail a test to gain admission," International teacher Claire Sylvan jokes.

78. More On Charter Schools (Full Text) In the short time that arizona has had their charter school legislation in place arizona State Board of Education. (602) 5425393 State charter School http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/full_text/pb_ft_more.htm

More on Charter Schools Kyo Yamashiro and Lisa Carlos, 1995 Table of Contents: Introduction What constitutes a charter school? What do supporters of charter schools argue? What do opponents of charter schools argue? ... State Charter School Contacts Introduction: The charter school movement is one of the fastest growing education reforms of the Nineties. In 1992, only two states, California and Minnesota, had passed charter school legislation. By the end of 1995, 19 states had charter school laws in place and at least 16 others had considered similar legislation. At the federal level, Congress passed legislation in 1994 authorizing grants to support states' charter school efforts. Despite such popular interest, fewer than 250 charter schools are currently operating nationwide. Whether this small but growing number of schools will lead to greater innovation and influence the systemwide transformation of public education remains to be seen. Below is a summary of the issues surrounding charter schools and the implications of recent research about the future of this movement. What constitutes a charter school?

79. Colleges Say 'welcome' To Charter Students | The Arizona Daily Star ® arizona DAILY STAR. Most of Tucson s charter high schools are slapping on a In the decade since they started opening in arizona, charter schools have http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/86600.php

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80. Charters Entitled To Federal Funding, State Says | The Arizona Daily Star ® But in arizona, charter schools can be run as forprofit operations. Goddardacknowledged that charter schools are exempt from some state laws and rules. http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/news/30880.php

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