SIR Social Sciences Investigation Abstract
CHARTER SCHOOLS: FILLING THE HOLE LEFT BY TRADITIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION?
Presenter:
Yingjia Wang, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Advisor:
Dr. Sally Ewing, Passages Charter School
Abstract:
Since the first charter school opened in 1992, America has given birth to over 2,000 charter schools that house approximately one percent of the students who attend American public schools. While many have praised charter schools for being an improved alternative to traditional public schools, others have argued that they drain the financial and human resources of already disadvantaged school districts. While working at Passages Charter School, I examined the methods in which a charter school is created and operated and interacted with the students, students' parents, and faculty to determine how, if at all, charter schools are more beneficial than traditional public schools.