Moore, George W.Slate, John R.2017-11-292018-01-222017-11-292018-01-222017-122017-09-22December 2http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2307The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the degree to which differences were present in the reading achievement of Grade 3 students between charter elementary schools and traditional elementary schools. In the first journal article, the extent to which the reading achievement of Grade 3 students differed between charter elementary schools and traditional elementary schools was addressed. In the second study, the degree to which differences existed between charter elementary schools and traditional elementary schools in the reading achievement of their Grade 3 students who were in poverty was determined. Finally, in the third article, the extent to which differences were present between charter elementary schools and traditional elementary schools in the reading achievement of their Grade 3 Black students was ascertained.application/pdfenCharter SchoolsTraditional Public SchoolsEconomically DisadvantagedBlackAcademic Performance/Level I UnsatisfactoryLevel II SatisfactoryLevel III AdvancedState of Texas Assessment of Academic ReadinessThesis2017-11-29