Charter School Type Matters When Examining Funding and Facilities: Evidence from California

Creator

Cathy Krop
Ron Zimmer

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

December 2005

Abstract

Currently, charter schools represent one of the fastest growing movements of educational reform. The first charter school opened in 1992 and there are now over 3,400 charter schools nationwide. Despite this growth, we are only beginning to learn about the performance and operation of these schools. This article adds to our knowledge of charter schools both by examining the finances of charter schools in California, which has more charter students than any other state, and by highlighting their fiscal challenges. ...

Keywords

School choice, Charter schools, School districts--Finance

Extent

27

Geographic Location

California

Volume

13

Issue

50

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Citation: Krop, C., & Zimmer, R. (2005). Charter school type matters when examining funding and facilities: Evidence from California. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 13(50). Retrieved [date] from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v13n50.

Identifier

E11-00472

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Krop, Cathy and Zimmer, Ron, "Charter School Type Matters When Examining Funding and Facilities: Evidence from California" (2005). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 186.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/186