THE 74: Newark Students, Including Special Needs and English Learners, Are Less Likely to Transfer Out of Charters than District Schools, Study Finds
In a new study released by the Wheelock Educational Policy Center, researchers use data from Newark, New Jersey to represent the clearest evidence to date contradicting the common claim that charter schools systematically push out hard-to-serve students.
VOXEU: Regulatory Arbitrage in Teacher Hiring and Retention: Evidence from Massachusetts Charter Schools
Scott A. Imberman, Marcus A. Winters, and Jesse Bruhn examine Massachusetts’s expansive and effective charter-school sector for the relationship between teacher quality and mobility.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: How Charter Schools Train Teachers
A new analysis suggests that charter schools serve as a proving ground for effective teachers who aren’t yet licensed, but who eventually get poached by traditional public schools.
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Are Charter Schools Hurting Traditional Public Schools?
WEPC faculty director Marcus Winters joins The Report Card with Nat Malkus podcast to weigh in on whether the expansion of the charter school sector harms students who remain in traditional public schools.