A Neighborly Welcome?: Charter School Entrance and Public School Competition on the Capital Margin

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Kofoed ◽  
Christopher Fawson
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Competition ◽  
School Entrance

scholarly journals Examining charter school policy and public school district resource allocation in Ohio

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Allen Linick
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Public School ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Public School District ◽  
Instructional Resource ◽  
Charter School Policy

This project focuses on the competitive pressure, or the threat of competitive pressure, generated by charter school policy. This paper uses longitudinal district-level data and multiple quasi-experimental designs to examine the relationship between two Ohio charter school policies and changes in public school district instructional resource allocation. Some believe that the competitive pressure created by charter schools will improve efficiency in district-run public schools; however, the findings from this study do not reliably demonstrate that charter school policy will induce a public school district to increase the level of instructional resource allocation. The findings do provide evidence that some charter policies are linked to changes in resource allocation at certain school districts. This study suggests that additional, multiple method investigations are needed to study how public school districts respond to competition and policies designed to change the levels of competition in the public school system.   

Does Charter Status Determine Preferences? Comparing the Hiring Preferences of Charter and Traditional Public School Principals

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Cannata ◽  
Mimi Engel
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Teacher Hiring ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Charter School Principals ◽  
Traditional Public Schools ◽  
Traditional Public School

The academic success of any school depends on its teachers. However, relatively little research exists on the qualities principals value in teacher hiring, and we know almost nothing about charter school principals’ preferences. This article addresses this gap in the literature using survey results for a matched sample of charter and traditional public school principals. We compare regression-adjusted survey responses of charter and traditional public school principals to examine whether charter school principals report placing more emphasis on teacher hiring than principals in traditional public schools and whether principals’ preferences for teacher qualifications and characteristics vary between charter and traditional public schools. While we find some mean differences in principals’ reported hiring focus and preferences across charter and traditional public schools, regression results indicate that these differences are driven not by charter status but by school characteristics, such as average teacher experience and school enrollment.

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