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\nSchool Choice Demonstration ProjectDepartment of Education ReformUniversity of Arkansas  \n201 Graduate Education BuildingFayetteville,AR 72701  \n# Still a Good Investment:Charter School Productivity in Nine Cities\n\nAlison H.Johnson  \nJosh B.McGee  \nPatrick J.Wolf  \nJay F.May  \nLarry D.Maloney  \nNovember 2023  \nSchool Choice Demonstration ProjectDepartment of Education ReformUniversity of Arkansas201 Graduate Education BuildingFayetteville,AR 72701  \nhttps://scdp.uark.edu/still-a-good-investment-charter-school-productivity-in-9-cities  \nAs Arkansas'flagship institution,theUniversity of Arkansas provides aninternationally competitive educationin more than 200 academic programs.Founded in 1871,the U of A contributesmore than $2.2 billion to Arkansas'economy through the teaching of newknowledge and skills,entrepreneurshipandjobdevelopment,discoverythroughresearch and creative activity whilealso providing training for professionaldisciplines.The Carnegie Foundationclassifies the U of A among the top 3%of U.S.colleges and universities with the  \nhighest level of research activity.U.S.News &World Report ranks the U of A among the toppublic universities in the nation.See how the Uof A works to build a better world at ArkansasResearch News.  \nThe College of Education and Health Professions established the Departmentof Education Reform n 2005.The department's mission is to advance education andeconomic development by focusing on the improvement of academic achievement inelementary and secondary schools.It conducts research and demonstration projects in fiveprimary areas of reform:teacher quality,leadership,policy,accountability,and school choice.  \nThe SchoolChoice Demonstration Project(SCDP),based within the Department of EducationReform,is aneducation research initiative devoted to the non-partisan study of the effects ofschool choice policy and is staffed by leading school choice researchers and scholars.Led byDr.Patrick J.Wolf,Distinguished Professor of Education Reform and Endowed 21st CenturyChair in School Choice,SCDP's national team of researchers,institutional research partnersand staff are devoted to the rigorous evaluation of school choice programs and other schoolimprovement efforts across the country.The SCDP is committed to raising and advancingthe public's understanding of the strengths and limitations of school choice policies andprograms by conducting comprehensive research on what happens to students,families,schools,and communities when more parents are allowed to choose their child's school.  \n## Executive Summary\n\nCharter schools are public schools that operate freefrom some government regulations in return for acommitment to achieve a set of student outcomesspecified in their charter.Nearly 8,000 publiccharter schools enrolled 3.7 million students inthe U.S.in 2020-21.Our team has studied charterschool funding across the United States since 2005,consistently finding that,in major cities,charterschools receive less funding per pupil compared totraditional public schools(TPS).We have also foundthat charter schools use their funding more efficiently,achieving better short-and long-term outcomes perdollar invested,relative to TPS.  \nIn this study,we reexamine the productivity ofpublicly funded schools,using funding data fromour charter school revenue report\"Charter SchoolFunding:Little Progress Towards Equity in the City.\"We also use achievement data from the Center forResearch on Educational Outcomes'(CREDO's)city and national studies,the NAEP Data Explorer,and wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.We have access to complete data for nine cities:Camden,New Jersey;Denver,Colorado;Houston,Texas;Indianapolis,Indiana;Memphis,Tennessee;New Orleans,Louisiana;New York City,New York;San Antonio,Texas;and Washington,DC.In thisstudy,we:  \n1.Compare the short-term cos","cbCaiu4NVTaweqZb","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu4NVTaweqZb","pdf",2975918,34,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Major Findings","[{\"question\":\"What does the study define as cost-effectiveness and ROI?\",\"answer\":\"Cost-effectiveness is defined as average NAEP points earned per $1,000 in funding allocated per pupil. ROI is defined as the amount a student will earn in their lifetime per dollar invested in their education.\"},{\"question\":\"How do charter schools perform on NAEP outcomes compared with TPS?\",\"answer\":\"Across nine cities, charter students perform 2.4 points higher in eighth grade reading NAEP and 1.3 points higher in math NAEP compared with matched TPS students.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the study’s main conclusion about charter school productivity?\",\"answer\":\"The study estimates that charter schools demonstrate about 40% higher cost-effectiveness than TPS on average across the nine cities and predicts higher lifetime ROI when attending charter schools versus TPS.\"}]","Still a Good Investment - Charter School Productivity in Nine Cities | PDF",1792059988,86]