2007
-
[PDF: 37 pages, 1.7 MB]
This report describes a follow-up qualitative study, conducted in 2006 by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, of
a small group of New York City high schools that, according to 2001 data, were "beating the odds" in preparing low-performing ninth grade students
for timely high school graduation and college going. The Life Cycle in Charter School Facilities Development
[Charter School Review, Fall 2007, Vol. 1, Issue 02: pages 31-35]
This paper, based on interviews with charter school
operators and the finance community involved with charter schools in 15 states, investigates the stages
of facility needs that charter schools move through during their first five yearsNew York City's Middle-Grade Schools: Platforms for Success or Pathways to Failure?
[PDF: 28 pages, 586 KB]
This report illustrates how New York City's middle-grade
schools are failing to prepare students for the rigorous high school work that will enable them to succeed in college.
2006
-
[PDF: 8 pages, 75 KB]
This report outlines findings and recommendations in delivery (?) to homeless students and families based on the 2006 NYS-TEACHS LEA Liaison Survey. NCLB's Supplemental Educational Services: Is This What Our Students Need?
[Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 88, No. 02: pages 136-141]
This commentary reviews the political background of the out-of-school tutoring program and the for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations that are offering SES tutoring.
2005
-
[PDF: 45 pages, 322 KB]
This article describes a little-known aspect of both Viennese educational history and the movement for psychoanalytic pedagogy during the interwar years. Precarious Space: Majority Black Suburbs and their Public Schools
[Teachers College Record, Vol. 107, No. 09: pages 1956-1973]
This article draws on the experiences of Plainfield, New Jersey, and Prince George's County, Maryland, to describe how strained resources, a history of racialized conflicts in governance and a perception of students as " inner city" contribute to low student achievement in public schools in predominantly Black suburbs.School Choice and Diversity: What the Evidence Says
Chapter: An Examination of Charter School Equity
This book argues that the political and social contexts under which school choice plans are adopted are the primary factors in shaping student diversity within schools.Building Partnerships: Community Voices in Planning and Developing New York City School Facilities
[PDF: 86 pages, 416 KB]
This report documents how parents, students, local residents and
community organizations are currently involved in the planning and development of school facilities in New York City, and are identifying ways their participation might be expanded.
2004
The Finance Gap: Charter Schools and their Facilities
[PDF: 68 pages, 391 KB]
This report details the decade-long experience of charter schools with private-sector involvement in facilities financing, offers practical lessons to both charter schools and the wider public school community.Private Partners and the Evolution of Learning Communities in Charter Schools
[PDF: 40 pages, 749 KB]
This report details the development of learning communities in seven New York City charter schools in 2002-03.
2003
An Examination of Charter School Equity
[Education and Urban Society, vol. 35, number 4 (August 2003): pages 462-476]
In this article, the authors investigate the implications of charter school choice on the racial balance, resources, and outcome of charter schools.-
[PDF: 48 pages, 520 KB]
This study gives an account of the experiences of three charter school authorizing agencies in New York State. These agencies have focused their oversight on three types of accountability: performance-based accountability, contractual accountability, and regulatory accountability. Governance and Administrative Structure in New York City Charter Schools
[PDF: 44 pages, 324 KB]
This final report of a three-year study explores the developing infrastructure in New York City charter schools and identified areas in which school stakeholders-private partners, boards of trustees, school leaders, parents and teachers-often needed support to help charter schools succeed. Review of Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education
[Teachers College Record, Vol. 105, No. 01: pages 128-133]
This review examines the book "Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education", based on essays first presented at a Program on Education Policy and Governance held at Harvard University in March 2000. Review of The Charter School Landscape
[Teachers College Record, Vol. 105, No. 07: pages 1302-1306]
This review examines the book "The Charter School Landscape", based on interesting information, insights, and analyses on charter schools in eleven different states and one Canadian province.
2002
Charter Reform and the Education Bureaucracy: Lessons from New York State
[Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 83, no. 7: pages 513-517]
This report describes the interactions of two of New York State's charter school authorizers during the application process and the effects of those interactions on charter school innovation.
2001
Turning Around Low-Performing Schools - Sustaining the Effort
[Trends, November 2001, no. 11]
Going Charter: New Models of Support
[PDF: 24 pages, 415 KB]
This report synthesizes the year-two findings of Going Charter, a three-year qualitative study of autonomy, accountability, finance and supports in charter schools in New York City.Teacher Quality and Student Performance in New York City's Low-Performing Schools
[Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, vol. 6, no. 3: pages 199-214]
This article discusses the relationship between teacher quality and student performance across New York City's elementary and middle schools.
2000
Going Charter, Lessons from Two First-Year Studies
[PDF: 50 pages, 131 KB]
Based on the findings of two (?) studies, Going Charter and Going Charter: Systemic Effects, this report examines the impact of charter legislation and implementation on the charter school authorizers and other agencies in New York City and State.
1999
Schools in Context: An Analysis of SURR Schools and their Districts
This study,the second report of a two-year analysis of the SURR process, examines New York State's low-performing schools in the context of their school districts and communities.
1998
"…And it is Still News." The Educational Inequalities that Have Brought Us Vouchers
[1998 Vol, Issue 2: pages 205-214]
Schools on Notice: Schools Under Registration Review Process
This report is a comprehensive study of the State Education Department and its Schools Under Registration Review (SURR) process.Financing Our Future: Education Improvements for the 21st Century (Panel Two Discussion)
[1998 Vol, Issue 2: pages 231-244]
1996
Hard Lessons: Public Schools and Privatization
An examination of efforts to privatize aspects of U.S. public school system functions between 1970 and 1995.Performance Contracting: A Forgotten Experiment in School Privatization
[Phi Delta Kappan 77, No. 9 (May 1996): pages 615-621. (Out of print.)]
The author describes three performance experiments and suggests that lessons learned from these experiences can enrich the national discussion concerning privatization now sweeping the country.