Charter Schools

Activities Publications Webinars

Charter Schools Blackboard

A charter school is a public school that is independently run and generally draws students from across the local jurisdiction instead of a defined cachement area. Several NNIP Partners have done analysis on charter schools, such as student performance at charters compared to traditional public schools and the student characteristics and spatial patterns of charter enrollment.
Related Activities:
Ohio Student Mobility Research
July 2012 - November 2012
(Inactive) Thoughtwell   (Columbus)


CRP and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute are partnering to conduct research on student mobility in Ohio. This first-of-its-kind research, to be completed by fall 2012, will analyze Ohio Department... [read more]

InfoWorks! Education Data
2012
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


InfoWorks is a collaborative effort between the Rhode Island Department of Education and The Providence Plan. The InfoWorks site is designed as user-friendly, easily accessible resource for anyone... [read more]

RI DataHUB - Multi-agency Longitudinal Data System
July 2012
(Inactive) The Providence Plan   (Providence)


The RI DataHUB is a multi-agency longitudinal data system for anyone interested in the well-being of people in Rhode Island. The DataHUB brings together data sets from multiple federal, state and... [read more]

MPIP Studies the Spatial Implications of Shifting to Charter Schools
February 2012
(Inactive) Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project   (Philadelphia)


Metropolitan Philidelphia Indicators Project released their most recent policy brief on charter school locations and falling enrollment in traditional public schools.  [read more]

Redrawing School Attendance Boundaries in Pittsburgh
June 1, 2011 to April 1, 2012
University Center for Social and Urban Research   (Pittsburgh)


Confronted by declining enrollment and decreased revenues, the Pittsburgh Public Schools has proposed to close seven buildings, effective in the 2012-13 school year. Decades of assigning students... [read more]

Related Publications:
UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
Charlotte
As charters and choice expand, so does segregation
January 5, 2017
Report - By: Amy Hawn Nelson
PDF
LINK
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
A Report on Public Schools in Oakland
November 17, 2016
Presentation - By: Rania Ahmed; Sarah Marxer
PPTX
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
Data Show Where Detroit's Students Live
March 2015
Blog post - By: Data Driven Detroit; Josh Long
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
Exploring Student Disperson Maps
March 2015
Blog post - By: Josh Long; Data Driven Detroit
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
Oakland Achieves- 2014 Progress Report
August 2014
Report - By: Rebecca Brown; Joe Jackson; Sarah Marxer; Steve Spiker
Report
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
A Closer Look at African American Males in OUSD: Attendance
May 22, 2012
Report - By: Junious Williams; Steve Spiker; Rebecca Brown; Sarah Marxer; Anny Chang; Eron Budi; Alison Feldman
PDF
African American Male Attendance in OUSD
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
A Closer Look at African American Males in OUSD: Suspensions
May 22, 2012
Report - By: Junious Williams; Steve Spiker; Sarah Marxer; Alison Feldman; Rebecca Brown; Anny Chang; Eron Budi
PDF
Link
(Inactive) Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project
Philadelphia
From Neighborhood Schools to Charter Schools: The Spatial Consequences of Philadelphia’s Shifting Enrollments
February 28, 2012
Report - By: Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project
PDF
Community Data & Research Lab at the Johnson Center
Grand Rapids
Mi-School.net – A project of the Grand Valley Charter School Office
May 2011
Website - By: Community Research Institute
Link
Shift Research Lab
Denver*
Leaving to Learn Series
April 16, 2007
News article - By: Burt Hubbard; Nancy Mitchell
PDF
Urban–Greater DC
Washington, D.C.
Housing in the Nation's Capital 2006
October 2006
Report - By: Margery Austin Turner; G. Thomas Kingsley; Jennifer Comey; Barika X. Williams; Mark Woolley; Jessica Cigna
Link
Related Webinars:
African American Male Achievement in OUSD: An Overview

Speaker: Junious Wiliams; Steve Spiker; Tony Smith, OUSD Superintendent; Chris Chatmon, ED for African American Male Achievement at OUSD


On May 30th at 10am Pacific, Urban Strategies Council and the Oakland Unified School... [read more]



Related Stories:

Data Helps to Determine Location of New Schools
August 29, 2011

New charter schools in Baltimore relied heavily on data provided by BNIA to develop their school proposals. A group in the Patterson Park neighborhood asked BNIA in 2003 for help assembling...

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