An Examination of Charter School Equity

Wamba, Nathalis; Ascher, Carol

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“…Other supporters of the movement hold that charter schools can serve as laboratories of innovation by operating as relatively autonomous public school environments (Chubb & Moe, 1991;Finn, Manno, & Vanourek, 2006;Friedman, 1955). Further, in terms of equity issues, the influx of educational choices provided by charter schools in some inner-city areas in particular has led some advocates to depict charters as part of the "unfinished civil rights movement," giving parents an alternative to low-performing traditional public schools (Holt, 2000;Stulberg, 2008;Wamba & Asher, 2003).…”

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Choice without Equity: Charter School Segregation

Frankenberg

Siegel‐Hawley

Wang

2011

EPAA

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Abstract:The political popularity of charter schools is unmistakable. This article explores the relationship between charter schools and segregation across the country, in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and several dozen metropolitan areas with large enrollments of charter school students in 2007-08. The descriptive analysis of the charter school enrollment is aimed at understanding the characteristics of students enrolled in charter schools and the extent to which charter school students are segregated, including how charter school segregation compare to students in traditional public schools. This article examines these questions at different levels, aggregating school-level enrollment to explore patterns among metropolitan areas, states, and the nation using three national datasets. Our findings suggest that charters currently isolate epaa aape Education Policy Analysis Archives Vol 19 No12 students by race and class. This analysis of recent data finds that charter schools are more racially isolated than traditional public schools in virtually every state and large metropolitan area in the nation. In some regions, white students are overrepresented in charter schools while in other charter schools; minority students have little exposure to white students. Data about the extent to which charter schools serve low-income and English Language Learners is incomplete, but suggest that a substantial share of charter schools may not enroll such students. As charters represent an increasing share of our public schools, they influence the level of segregation experienced by all of our nation's school-aged children. After two decades, the promise of charter schools to use choice to foster integration and equality in American education has yet to be realized. Keywords: School choice; school demography; student diversity; educational policy Selección sin equidad: Segregación escolar en las escuelas charter Resumen: La popularidad política de las escuelas "charter" es inconfundible. Este artículo explora la relación entre las escuelas charter y la segregación en el país, en 40 estados, el Distrito de Columbia, y varias docenas de áreas metropolitanas con gran cantidad de estudiantes inscriptos en escuelas "charter" durante los años 2007-08. El análisis descriptivo de la matrícula escolar en las escuelas charter tiene el objetivo de comprender la matrícula y características de los alumnos de las escuelas charter y en que medida los estudiantes de escuelas charter están segregados, incluyendo la formas de segregación escolar y compararlos con estudiantes de escuelas públicas tradicionales. Este artículo examina esas cuestiones en diferentes niveles, la matrícula escolar agregada por nivel para estudiar los patrones en áreas metropolitanas, estados y la nación con tres conjuntos de datos nacionales. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que las escuelas charter aíslan a los estudiantes por raza y clase. Este análisis de datos recientes encuentra que las escuelas charter son racialmente más aisladas que las escuelas públicas tradi...

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Choice without Equity: Charter School Segregation

Frankenberg

Siegel‐Hawley

Wang

2011

EPAA

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“…Like the regular public school system from which they are carved, charter schools carry the potential to resegregate students, families and society. This finding contributes to mounting evidence that charter school formation contributes to segregation and stratification (see Wells et al, 1999;Scott & Holme, 2002;Cobb & Glass, 2003;Wells, 2002;Wamba & Ascher, 2003).…”

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confidence: 53%

“…At the same time, there is a growing body of research that suggesting that, while charter schools in some instances can accomplish 160 A. Stambach and N. Crow Becker these goals, they also do little or nothing to overcome existing socio-economic stratification within the public school system, and that they may actually, in many settings, exacerbate it (see UCLA Charter School Study, 1998;Cobb & Glass, 1999, 2003Wells, 2002;Estes, 2004;Frankenberg & Lee, 2003;Wamba & Ascher, 2003;Buddin & Zimmer, 2005).…”

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Finding the old in the new: on race and class in US charter school debates

Stambach

Becker²

2006

Race Ethnicity and Education

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This study examines how charter school advocates and district administrators in a suburban US school district work in concert, although not in unison, to create a public charter school that reinforces the interests of White, economically advantaged families. Drawing on ethnographic data, interviews, census data and charter school documents, we find that district administrators, charter school parents, and charter school officials at the US Department of Education have a tendency to 'pass the buck' for responsibility about enrollment and admissions. We also find that district administrators are caught within the social and political dynamics of a school system that in this case compels them to make decisions and enact policies that reinforce existing hierarchies. Our findings contribute to mounting evidence that rather than liberate students from the educational inequalities inherent within the regular public school system, charter schools hold the potential to reproduce racial exclusion and class stratification.

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“…Scholars note that niche charter schools might contribute to this trend (Carpenter, 2005;Eckes, Fox, & Buchanan, 2011;Garcia, 2008a). Most of the literature involving segregation in charter schools discusses race (Booker, Zimmer, & Buddin, 2005;Frankenberg & Lee, 2003;Frankenberg, Siegel-Hawley, & Wang, 2010;Rapp & Eckes, 2007;Wamba & Ascher, 2003). Only a few studies have focused more specifically on how niche or haven charter schools may lead to other forms of student stratification (Eckes, Fox, & Buchanan, 2011;Garcia, 2008a).…”

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Haven Charter Schools: Separate by Design and Legally Questionable

Eckes

2015

Equity & Excellence in Education

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This article examines the legal and policy complexities involved with students who are self-selecting into haven charter schools. Haven charter schools are those that intend to create a safe place for students with complex histories who may have been intimidated by a dominant group in their former schools. For the purpose of this study, haven charter schools are grouped into the following three categories:(1) ability-focused charters schools (e.g., specials needs); (2) culture-focused charter schools (e.g., Native-American, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latino); and (3) gender-or sexual orientation based charter schools. After providing relevant background information and examining related literature, this article analyzes how recent courts have addressed legal challenges to this form of de facto segregation in charter schools and how these court opinions may inform policy debates about haven charter schools.

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An Examination of Charter School Equity

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Choice without Equity: Charter School Segregation

Choice without Equity: Charter School Segregation

Finding the old in the new: on race and class in US charter school debates

Haven Charter Schools: Separate by Design and Legally Questionable

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