An Examination of College and Career Readiness Produced by Start-Up Charter and Charter System Schools

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Abstract

Georgia Charter School Act of 1998 intends to increase student achievement through academic and organizational innovations, and increased flexibility. With the legislative intent in mind, this study investigated the extent to which student achievement differs between start-up charter schools and charter system schools using 2014 Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), Georgia’s new accountability system replacing AYP model. Following the selection of the sample through propensity score matching procedure, the Factorial ANOVA procedure revealed no significant differences between the mean scores for charter system schools and start-up charter schools. This result led to the conclusion that start-up charter schools and charter system schools fulfill their legislative obligation of increasing student achievement to a similar extent.

Author

• Namik Sercan, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School