Graduation Year
Spring 2013
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Heather Antecol
Rights Information
© 2013 Jeremy B. Wolf
Abstract
Using data from the DataQuest and Ed-Data databases provided by the California Department of Education (2006-2012), this study assesses if charter schools provide a net benefit to students compared to non-charter schools. Further, it examines if charter management organizations improve the performance of charter schools. I find that charter schools have no net benefit across all grades. However, charter schools get significantly better performance on high school language arts tests. Minority and low-income students perform better at charter schools than traditional public schools, especially at the middle school level. Minorities in middle schools perform even better at CMOs than independent charter schools.
Recommended Citation
Wolff, Jeremy B., "The Charter School Movement: The Impact of School Form on Performance" (2013). CMC Senior Theses. 577.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/577
