Recent Research: Education

Senate Bill 127: Expanding the Existing Charter School Cap

James Golsan

Senate Bill 127, along with its companion, House Bill 936, is one of several bills put forward this session to expand the existing charter school cap in Texas. Th ough the tenants of SB 127 are simple, this is important legislation for Texas. Charter schools began as an experiment in this state, and have seen participation balloon in the years since inception in 1995. Currently, the state allows a maximum of 215 charter schools to operate.

Collective Bargaining in California Charter Schools: Cooperation or Conflict?

James Moss

As unions begin to target charter schools, James Moss in his doctoral dissertation for the University of Southern California describes the effects a unionizing workforce has on charter teachers, ad

Research & Commentary: School Vouchers Are a Cost-Saver for Taxpayers

James VonderHaar

The evidence is in: If your goal is efficiency and saving tax dollars, K-12 education voucher programs are an astounding success.

Research & Commentary: Teachers Association Options

Joy Pullmann

For many decades, unions were the only large-scale professional organizations available to teachers and education administrators.

No. 129 2010 State School Report Card

Herbert J. Walberg & Marc Oestreich