Charter Ranking Roulette: An Analysis of Reports that Grade States' Charter School Laws

Autor/inn/en	Chi, Wendy C.; Welner, Kevin G.
Titel	Charter Ranking Roulette: An Analysis of Reports that Grade States' Charter School Laws
Quelle	In: American Journal of Education, 114 (2008) 2, S.273-298 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0195-6744
Schlagwörter	Report Cards; Charter Schools; Educational Change; Educational Legislation; State Legislation; Rating Scales; Evaluation Methods; Institutional Evaluation; Public Education; Competition; Institutional Autonomy; Accountability; School Effectiveness; Educational Innovation; High Risk Students; Access to Education; Academic Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berichtszeugnis; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Bildungsreform; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Landesrecht; Rating-Skala; Öffentliche Erziehung; Wettkampf; Institutionelle Autonomie; Verantwortung; Schuleffizienz; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Problemschüler; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schulleistung
Abstract	Since 1996, the Center for Education Reform has released an annual report card, grading each state's charter school legislation and labeling as the "strongest" those laws placing the fewest and slightest restrictions on charter schools. While the Center for Education Reform rankings have undoubtedly been the most influential, at least four other systems have been developed. In this article, we analyze the different ranking systems, including a new approach we have developed in order to illustrate the arbitrariness of any given ranking system and to highlight some key charter school issues. We then investigate the general, popular phenomenon of rankings in the field of education, exploring the benefits, drawbacks, and appeal of such rankings. (Contains 2 tables, 1 figure and 7 notes.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10