Charter Schools Articles, Reports, 1996-2002

AFT report, "Charter School Laws: Do They Measure Up?" 1996; U.S Department of Education National Study of Charter Schools, "The State of the Charter Schools: Third-Year Report," May 1999; AFT Educational Issues Policy Brief, "Charter Schools Update," June 1999; AFT Charter School Study, "Do Charter Schools Measure Up? The Charter School Experiment after Ten Years," May 14-15, 2002; downloaded articles from Education Week, Education Daily, New York Times, Albany Times-Union, other publications; Hart opinion survey of charter school teachers, 1998; NYSUT Policy on Charter Schools, approved by Board of Directors 3/12/99; Charter Schools Institute, State University of New York, press release announcing 90 applications to open new schools in 40 communities, with attached list, October 25, 1999; materials from the Michigan Prospect for Renewed Citizenship, including three papers, "Are Charter Schools Accountable?' "Evaluating Charter Schools: Questions We Should Ask and Why" and "Test Scores: Charter School Students Compared to Those in Neighborhood Public Schools"