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THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF CHARTER SCHOOLS
Author(s) -
Grosskopf Shawna,
Hayes Kathy J.,
Taylor Lori L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of public and cooperative economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.526
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-8292
pISSN - 1370-4788
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2008.00381.x
Subject(s) - charter , charter school , mathematics education , reading (process) , function (biology) , state (computer science) , value (mathematics) , political science , computer science , mathematics , statistics , law , algorithm , evolutionary biology , biology
** : This analysis compares the technical efficiency of charter school primary and secondary campuses with that of comparable campuses in traditional Texas school districts. Charter schools are hybrids—publicly funded, but not required to meet all the state regulations releant for traditional schools. Student performance is measured using value added on standardized tests in reading and mathematics, and efficiency is measured using the input distance function. The analysis suggests that at least in Texas, charter schools are substantially more efficient than traditional public schools.