Challenges of Starting and Operating Charter Schools: A Multicase Study

March 2005 Challenges of Starting and Operating Charter Schools: A Multicase Study Each of the schools in The Evaluation Center's study of four Ohio charter schools began with a group of founders who shared an educational vision and hoped to create an alternative school by which to fulfill it. The autonomy afforded by charter school law provided opportunities to develop these unique schools. However, there were numerous barriers to start-up of charter schools:Extensive lists of state and federal regulations   Lack of resources which was often one of the trade-offs for increased autonomy   Limitations in resources, especially . . .