[1] See http://www.ed.gov/programs/charter/index.html for details.
[2] Calculations based on Sheree Speakman, Bryan Hassel, and Chester E. Finn, Jr., “Charter School Funding: Inequity’s Next Frontier” Washington, DC: Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2005, p. 61.
[3] Speakman, Hassel, and Finn, op. cit.
[4] Bill Phillips, “Analysis of Long-term Spending in Upstate Districts that Host Charter Schools.” New York Charter Schools Association memo, March 15, 2006. Available online: http://www.nycsa.org/Memos/HostDistrictNonCharterSpending.pdf
[5] Richard Ingersoll, “Why Do High-Poverty Schools Have Difficulty Staffing Their Classrooms with Qualified Teachers?” Washington, DC: Center for American Progress and Institute for America’s Future, 2004.
[6] Education Week Research Center: Student Mobility, Available online: http://www.edweek.org/rc/issues/student-mobility/?print=1.
[7] Robin Halsband, “Charter Schools Benefit Community Economic Development,” Journal of Housing and Community Development, pp. 33-38, Nov-Dec 2003.
[8] S. Baum and K. Payea, “Education pays 2004: The benefits of higher education for individuals and society,” Washington, DC: The College Board, 2004; S. Baum and K. Payea, “Education Pays Update,” Washington, DC: The College Board, 2005.
[9] C.E. Rouse, “The Labor Market Consequences of an Inadequate Education,” Princeton University and NBER, September 2005.
[10] Baum and Payea (2004), op. cit.
[11] Tracy Jan (2005) “A Study in Persistence: A Principal’s Stratgey Changes Expectation,” The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2005/06/20/a_study_in_persistence/
[12] Baum and Payea (2004), op. cit. and Baum and Payea (2005), op. cit.
