Manhattan Institute

This paper adds to the charter school-related research by examining another dimension of the relationship between charters and traditional public schools. It seeks to determine whether charter schools could influence public schools, for better or worse, in a particular situation common in some cities: where charter schools share buildings, or are co-located, with traditional public schools. (In colocations each school is assigned a segment of classrooms and hallways, while major amenities such as gyms, cafeterias, and libraries are shared.) Charter school colocations are found in urban school districts across the nation: Chicago, Denver, Boston, Milwaukee, and several large districts in California use the practice.
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