Since their inception in 1991, the number of and the student enrollment in charter schools have burgeoned. However … impacts of charter schools on student achievement. The direct effect is through the restructuring of teaching and learning … paper focuses on student achievement in charter schools in Michigan. The analyses presented here suggest that students …

Proponents of school reform have argued that charter schools and vouchers can provide adequate market pressure to … improve the performance of traditional public schools. While the number of charter schools and student enrollment have … burgeoned, relatively little attention has been paid to their effects on student achievement. Proponents of charter schools …