A 100 Week 10

1. A 100 Week 10

2. Overview of Today • Wikis – Bill (4:10 – 4:20) • Charter policy (4:20 – 4:40) • KIPP and HTH videos (4:40 – 5:05) • Charter panel (5:05 – 6:00) • Section (6:00 – 7:00)

3. The Big Question 5 minutes pre-writing What role can we expect charters to play in public education? How successful have charters been in achieving that role?

4. Charters 101 – Just the Facts • Charter schools began in Minnesota in 1991 and diffused across the states, now 40 states • 4,000 schools serving 1,000,000 students (2% of total) • Charters are generally small: • Median students 242 (public 539) • Who authorizes charters? • Local districts • Universities and community colleges • State boards of ed.

5. Charters 101 – Just the Facts • Charter policy varies greatly across the states • Number of charters (and caps) • Ideological rationales • Decisions of authorizers • CA, AZ, FL, OH, TX, MI (62% of students) • Only 10% part of charter networks (EMOs or CMOs) • 75% in Michigan • Funding, varies by state, but generally less: • 69% of public in CO and OH, 102% in MN • Start-up and facility funding a limit on growth

6. Charter Penetration, 2009-2010

7. Charters 101 – Just the Facts • Student achievement not higher in charters as a whole (see CRSSP report for details) • Only 62 charters closed in 04-05 • Parental satisfaction is generally higher in charters • http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008050

8. CREEDO National Results: Charters Slightly Worse Than Regular Public Schools (observational study)

9. City Results – The Boston study(lottery methods) • Compared lottery winners and losers • Charter schools outperformed regular public • ½ stand. deviation in middle school math! • Pilot schools • Better in elementary • Not better in middle school • Creedo NYC study – similar findings (plus for charters)

10. Policy – What are the major issues? • Value questions • Those in charters vs. those left behind • Unified public schools vs. diversity of choice • Policy questions • How to get more good charters and fewer bad charters • How to take the knowledge in good charters and get it into the public system • How to measure an effective charter beyond test scores

11. Charter Policy 201 • Improve authorizing • 71% of authorizers, 2 or fewer charters • Smart caps: Tie caps to measures of quality • Equalize funding/provide facility funding

12. Charter Policy 201 (cnt’d) • Provide financial incentives for scalable working models • Use charter schools as a way of developing next generation of accountability measures • Plus, use charter schools as a way of developing better practices, period.

13. Scaling HPHP – What are the challenges? • Human capital • Teachers willing to work the hours • Principals who can lead effectively • Political opposition • Charter caps, rules around certified teachers, etc. • Values – Objections to paternalism • Challenges of organizational replication • Transferring tacit knowledge • Creating buy-in

14. Scaling HPHP – What are some solutions? • Create parallel version of the profession • Creating own teacher training institute • KIPP, Uncommon Schools partner with Hunter College (see ed week article below) • New leadership academies (Broad, nyc leadership) • Reimagining teaching as a career • More differentiated roles • Going to scale with practice – trial and error • Creating political advocacy movement • TFA alumni run for office