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This report by IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow J. Toufic Chahín, Ph.D., examines how charter school expansion affects Texas public education. The study finds traditional public schools outperform charter schools on several graduation and college readiness measures while serving more students who need additional educational supports.

IDRA established the José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows Program in 2013 to honor the memory of IDRA founder, Dr. José Angel Cárdenas. The goal of the program is to engage the nation’s most promising researchers in investigating school finance solutions that secure equity and excellence for all public school students.