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University of Central Florida

HIM 1990-2015

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2013

Central florida schools; Charter schools; Education; Parent educational choice; Public education; Public school funding; School choice

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Making The Decision: Factors That Affect The Information Available To Parents With Young Children About Charter Schools In Central Florida, Brian Himschoot Aug 2013

Making The Decision: Factors That Affect The Information Available To Parents With Young Children About Charter Schools In Central Florida, Brian Himschoot

HIM 1990-2015

In the opening decades of the 21st Century, a movement towards parental choice in public schools has taken flight. One of the choices becoming more readily available to parents of young children is charter schools. Charter schools are expanding across the United States and Central Florida is representative of this growth. Parents are faced with more choices as they make decisions on their children's educational future than ever before making the availability of quality, accurate information about local schools paramount. While scholarly work on charter schools, the effects of media coverage on public opinion, and how parents make choices for …