In 2005, Percy Jenkins, Jr. conducted this research as part of his degree requirements at Miami University.
"The results from this study may provide the rational for ODE to review the number of charter schools authorized in Ohio, the criteria used for approval, and the methods currently used for accountability. Further, these results may also prompt school psychologists and other 31 educational intervention specialists to examine: achievement gaps between charter and traditional public students, instructional strengths and weaknesses in charter versus traditional schools, consultative advice offered to families, and modes of assessment to use with charter versus public school students to determine knowledge gaps."
Effective or Not: The Plight of Ohio's Charter Schools
"The results from this study may provide the rational for ODE to review the number of charter schools authorized in Ohio, the criteria used for approval, and the methods currently used for accountability. Further, these results may also prompt school psychologists and other 31 educational intervention specialists to examine: achievement gaps between charter and traditional public students, instructional strengths and weaknesses in charter versus traditional schools, consultative advice offered to families, and modes of assessment to use with charter versus public school students to determine knowledge gaps."
Effective or Not: The Plight of Ohio's Charter Schools
