The Effects of Charter School Competition on School District Resource Allocation

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Arsen ◽  
Yongmei Ni
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
School District ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Competition

scholarly journals Examining charter school policy and public school district resource allocation in Ohio

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Allen Linick
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Public School ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Policy ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Public School District ◽  
Instructional Resource ◽  
Charter School Policy

This project focuses on the competitive pressure, or the threat of competitive pressure, generated by charter school policy. This paper uses longitudinal district-level data and multiple quasi-experimental designs to examine the relationship between two Ohio charter school policies and changes in public school district instructional resource allocation. Some believe that the competitive pressure created by charter schools will improve efficiency in district-run public schools; however, the findings from this study do not reliably demonstrate that charter school policy will induce a public school district to increase the level of instructional resource allocation. The findings do provide evidence that some charter policies are linked to changes in resource allocation at certain school districts. This study suggests that additional, multiple method investigations are needed to study how public school districts respond to competition and policies designed to change the levels of competition in the public school system.   

Superbrain Yoga

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-228
Author(s):  
Candy Gunther Brown
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School District ◽  
Charter School ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Religious Instruction ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Penn School ◽  
Pennsylvania Department Of Education ◽  
The Brain

Chapter 10 analyzes decisions by the Pennsylvania Department of Education Charter School Appeal Board (CAB) first to grant and then to rescind an elementary school charter in Education for New Generations Charter School v. North Penn School District (2016). CAB determined that school ties to Pranic Healing and Arhatic Yoga (PHAY) and plans to teach Superbrain yoga (SBY) constitute sectarian religious instruction. Master Choa Kok Sui (1952-2007) avowedly developed PHAY in the Philippines to manipulate subtle energies; SBY makes the brain “super” by increasing intuitive intelligence through activating heart and crown chakras to open the gateway to God. One of the proposed school’s co-founders argued in an unrelated case that PHAY is a religion for free exercise purposes. CAB almost granted the charter, illustrating that less familiar religions can be difficult to recognize when framed as scientific techniques with educational benefits. Comparing Sedlock with Education for New Generations, this chapter argues that resource disparities between those issuing and defending against religious charges exert a surprising degree of influence on legal determinations; the California school district had financial motives for teaching yoga, whereas the Pennsylvania district had financial reasons to block a charter school that happened to be based on yoga.

Charter school board members’ readiness to serve and implications for training

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marytza Gawlik ◽  
Ann Allen
Keyword(s):  
School District ◽  
School Board ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Boards ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Board Members ◽  
School Board Members ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Usa

Purpose Analyzing data collected from the charter school board members and the superintendent in a charter school district in a southeastern state about the quality and usefulness of training, the purpose of this paper is to provide an important foundation for understanding training and development for charter school boards in the USA. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative case study approach to examine a charter school district and the preparedness of charter school board members to serve in that district. The authors sampled one charter school district in the southeast region of the USA and interviewed five charter school board members and the superintendent. Findings The first theme is composition and responsibility of charter school board members, which outlines the roles and responsibilities that charter school board members assume when they serve on this charter district board. The second theme is preparedness to serve, which traces the readiness of charter school board members to serve on a board. The final theme is training and documents related to the kind of training charter school board members receive once they are appointed to the board. Originality/value This study provides a conceptual framework about the dimensions and standards associated with preparedness to serve as a charter school board member and broadens the authors’ understanding of the roles and responsibilities of charter school boards, their preparedness to serve and the training and development they receive.

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