The Boundaries of Competition

Examining Charter Schools’ Impact on Traditional Schools

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ID21582003
AuthorsMatthew J Uttermark (0000-0002-0378-8986, Binghamton University, SUNY, Binghamton, USA, corresponding author), Kenneth R Mackie (Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA), Carol S Weissert (0000-0003-1651-9555, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA), Alexandra Artiles (0000-0001-8963-9668, Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA)
Year2024
Volume38
Issue1
Pages3-30
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-9048 • E-ISSN: 1552-3896
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/08959048221142049
OpenAlexW4313551678
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited64

For decades, charter schools have been promoted as a panacea for increasing competition in the educational marketplace. Supporters argue that increased choice forces neighboring schools to innovate, while opponents contend that charters “skim” students and funds away from traditional public schools (TPS). We test the two differing views by comparing academic achievement and school segregation in TPS in South Florida facing competition from charter schools compared to TPS with no competition. We find that when a charter school moves into the community, it fails to substantively change test scores or diversity of the nearby TPS, even 10 years after a charter is established

Alternative education · Charter · Charter school · Education policy · Higher education · Political science · School choice · Sociology · Education · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance

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