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2012 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
"The Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012"
New Legislation (Details): HB 1152* Principal Author: Rep. John Moore, Chair of House Education Committee Status: Amended and passed by Senate; Sent to the House to concur or send to conference *HB 1152 was originally introduced in the House to amend the current conversion charter school law. The Senate approved a "strike-all amendment", essentially replacing the orginal bill language with the language from SB 2401 (with a few changes)
Senate Version: SB 2401 Principal Author: Sen. Gray Tollison, Chair of Senate Education Committee Status: Dead [Rejected by House Education Committee]
House Version: HB 888 Principal Author: Rep. Chuck Espy Status: Dead [House Failed to Consider By Deadline]
Mississippi First Publications
(MSF Website): Common Concerns About Charter Schools MSF has created this page to address the most common concerns raised about the pending charter legislation. We offer our position on each concern, and explain how they are addressed by the House and/or Senate charter bills.
NATIONAL RESEARCH ON CHARTER SCHOOLS
Center on Reinventing Public Education: National Charter School Research Project "Making Sense of Charter School Studies: A Reporter's Guide" (2011)
This is a layperson's guide on how to critically evaluate education studies. It was originally created for reporters, but is useful to anyone interested in understanding charter school studies, or other education research. Below are three of the ten questions that should be considered when evaluating studies:
Center on Reinventing Public Education: National Charter School Research Project "The Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature" (2011) The National Charter School Research Project has conducted a meta-analysis (review of all the research) of high-quality charter school studies. It summarizes the best research and findings on the academic performance of charter school students. As the quantity and quality of studies have increased in recent years, charter school researchers have been better able to determine whether these schools are performing well, and in what context.
Council for Research of Education Outcomes (CREDO) "Multiple Choice: This study found wide variance in the academic performance of charter schools: while some outperformed their traditional public counterparts, most showed no significant difference and others did worse. This finding is driven by the disparity in the state-level performance of charter schools. In other words, while charter schools in four states in the sample are outperforming their traditional school counterparts in both reading and math, states with underperforming charter sectors contributed most of the charter schools in the national sample. This finding—that some states are getting it right while others are not—is, in our opinion, the most significant finding from this study.
Dr. Caroline Hoxby, "A Serious Statistical Mistake in the Credo Study of Charter Schools" Dr. Hoxby argues that errors in the CREDO statistical formula led to skewed results in their study of charter schools in 16 states. CREDO Response to the Hoxby Study CREDO's second charter school study finds that charter school students in Re-release of study: "A Statistical Mistake in the CREDO Study of Charter Schools"
Council for Research of Education Outcomes (CREDO) " CREDO's second charter school study finds that charter school students in New York City significantly outperform students in the city's traditional public schools in reading and math.
RAND Corporation "Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition" This study examines the characteristics of charter school students and the impact of charter schools on student performance, high school graduation, college readiness, and the academic performance of surrounding traditional public schools.
Dr. Jeffrey Henig, Teachers College at Columbia University/Great Lakes Center for Educational Research and Practice "What Do We Know about the Outcomes at KIPP Schools?" This paper is a review of seven academic studies designed to measure the educational outcomes of KIPP schools.
Dr. Thomas Kane, Harvard Graduate School of Education/MIT/The Boston Foundation "Informing the Debate: Comparing Boston's Charter, Pilot, and Traditional Schools" (2009) This study of schools in the Boston area used a research design based on school lotteries, which allowed for direct comparison of charter and pilot school students with the peers. The study suggests that charter school students in Boston outperform their peers in other public schools.
NEWS/ARTICLES ON CHARTER SCHOOLS [Note: The following is a collection of reports and articles about the charter school debate in Mississippi. The viewpoints included in these links don't necessarily reflect MSF's position on charter schools.]
Clarion Ledger: "Plan for charter schools revived", by Cassandra Mickens MS Public Broadcasting (MPB): "Education Committee Chairmen Promise Compromise on Charter Schools", by Jeffrey Hess Clarion Ledger: "Outside firms could be among suitors for charter schools", by Jerry Mitchell Clarion Ledger: "Charter school backers say new approach is needed", by Marquita Brown Jackson Free Press: "Wish List for Charter Schools", by Elizabeth Waibel Jackson Free Press: "Charter Schools Likely Coming", by Elizabeth Waibel MS Public Broadcasting (MPB): "Questions Raised about House's Charter School Bill", by Annie Gilbertson MS Public Broadcasting (MPB): "Senate Committee to Discuss Charter School Bill", by Jeffrey Hess CBS News: Charter School Controversy
CHARTER SCHOOL OPINIONS THE ADVOCATES National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Black Alliance for Educational Options National Association of Charter School Authorizers THE CRITICS/OPPONENTS Southern Echo - Opposition to charter schools Parents' Campaign - Recommended limits on charter school access Blueprint Mississippi (MS Economic Council) - Conversion charter schools part of Educational Achievement goals PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Federation of Teachers National Education Association
Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) are non-profit organizations that manage networks of charter schools. They usually provide common resources, school leadership training, and teacher professional development to the schools in their networks. Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)
HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL AUTHORIZERS Authorizers are entities that have been granted the power to approve charter applications, oversee processes for evaluating charter schools, and decide to renew or revoke charters. The Charter School Institute, State University of New York (SUNY) Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education District of Columbia Public Charter School Board Office of New Schools, Chicago Public Schools Mayor's Office, City of Indianapolis
SUCCESSFUL CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NEIGHBORING STATES KIPP Delta Public Schools, Helena-West Helena Jacksonville Lighthouse Charter School LISA Academy, Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School, Benjamin Franklin High School, KIPP Believe College Prep, The Soulsville Charter School, |
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