Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Date of Degree

9-2025

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Program

Political Science

Advisor

Christa Altenstetter

Subject Categories

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration

Keywords

Charter schools, oversight, New York State, legislative process, education, K-12 education

Abstract

Charter schools are publicly funded, independently operated schools and they represent a form of school choice for the students of New York state.

This thesis will discuss their role in the New York state educational landscape, highlighting the history and legislative process that brought about their existence, as well as the debate surrounding the very idea of charter schools and school choice in public education in the present and in the near future.

This work is embargoed and will be available for download on Friday, July 30, 2027

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