The Economics of Education, 2nd Edition

Chapter 39

The economics of charter schools

Adam Kho ^a , Ron Zimmer ^b , and Richard Buddin ^{c       a} University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA      ^b University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA      ^c University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

Abstract

Charter schools are an educational reform that provides alternatives to the traditional public school system for students and parents. They are granted greater autonomy for management of the school but are subjected to greater accountability for results. In this chapter, we tackle four contentious policy issues surrounding these schools of choice. First, we examine the profile of students attending charter schools and how this affects the profile of students in traditional ...