First Year's Impact of North Carolina Charter School on Local School Districts (LEAs).(Statistical Data Included)

From: High School Journal | Date: April 1, 2000| Author: Nagle, Barry; O'Sullivan, Rita G.; Spence, Kelly | Copyright information

Introduction

Inaugural Charter Schools in North Carolina first welcomed students during the 1997-98 academic year. A year later, this study chronicles the impact charter schools have had on local school districts (also known as local education agencies [LEAs]). Impetus for the study came from the State's desire to understand the interrelationships between charter schools and LEAs. Since other states had reported an impact of charter schools on LEAs (Rofes, 1998), North C...

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