• Bruce Baker's Think Twice Review of Incomplete: How Middle Class Schools Aren't Making the Grade
  
  
• Incomplete: How Middle Class Schools Aren't Making the Grade
  
  
• Third Way Responds
  
  
• Bruce Baker: Third Way Responds but Still Doesn't Get It

• Tina Trujillo's Think Twice Review of Charting New Territory: Tapping Charter Schools to Turn Around the Nation's Dropout Factories
  
  
• Charting New Territory: Tapping Charter Schools to Turn Around the Nation's Dropout Factories

• William J. Mathis’s Think Twice Review of Florida Formula for Student Achievement: Lessons for the Nation (Bush's Michigan presentation)
  
  
• Bush's Michigan presentation is available from the review's author. A similar PowerPoint presentation from Mr. Bush is available on the web.
  
  
• View more Great Lakes Center Research on Florida Education Reforms

• Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach's Think Twice Review of Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy
  
  
• Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy

• Clive Belfield's Think Twice Review of The Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: Summary of Fourth Year Reports
  
  
• The Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: Summary of Fourth Year Reports

• Catherine Horn and Gary Dworkin's Review of Yearning to Break Free: Ohio Superintendents Speak Out
  
  
• Yearning to Break Free: Ohio Superintendents Speak Out

• David R. Garcia's Review of Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best
  
  
• Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best

• The Friedman Foundation's 2009 "Win-Win" report
  
  
• Chris Lubienski's 2009 Think Twice Review of the "Win-Win" report
  
  
• The Friedman Foundation's March 2011 "Win-Win' report

• Linking Learning to the 21st Century: Preparing All Students for College, Career, and Civic Participation
  Marisa Saunders, UCLA, Institute for Democracy, Education and Access &
  Christopher A. Chrisman, Holland & Hart LLP
  
  Policy Brief

• Mattias von Davier's Review of Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Pay for Performance
  
  
• Cross-Country Evidence on Teacher Pay for Performance

• Donald B. Gratz's Review of District Awards for Teacher Excellence: Final Report
  
  
• District Awards for Teacher Excellence: Final Report

• Alan R. Sadovnik's Review of Reform With Results for New Jersey Schools
  
  
• Reform With Results for New Jersey Schools

• Due Diligence and the Evaluation of Teachers: A Review of the Value-Added Analysis Underlying the Effectiveness Rankings of Los Angeles Unified School District Teachers by The Los Angeles Times
  Derek Briggs and Ben Dominque, University of Colorado at Boulder
  
  
• Press Release
  
  
• Report
  
  
• Due Diligence and the Evaluation of Teachers Fact Sheet Concerning L.A. Times Article of February 7, 2011
  
  
• Richard Buddin's Analysis

• Consolidation of Schools and Districts:
  What the Research Says and What It Means
  Craig Howley, Jerry Johnson, and Jennifer Petrie
  
  Policy Brief

• Adding Up the Spending:
  Fiscal Disparities and Philanthropy among New York City Charter Schools
  Bruce D. Baker and Richard Ferris
  
  Policy Brief

• Gary Miron's Review of Charter Schools: A Report on Rethinking the Federal Role in Education
  
  
• Charter Schools: A Report on Rethinking the Federal Role in Education

• Jesse Rothstein's Review of Measures of Effective Teaching
  
  
• Measures of Effective Teaching

• Jeremy Kilpatrick's Review of U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-Achieving Students
  
  
• U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-Achieving Students

• Edward G. Fierros' Review of The 2010 State School Report Card: A state-by-state analysis of learning, efficiency, and standards
  
  
• The 2010 State School Report Card: A state-by-state analysis of learning, efficiency, and standards

• Getting Teacher Assessment Right: What Policymakers Can Learn
  from Research
  Patricia H. Hinchey, Penn State University
  
  Policy Brief

• Madhabi Chatterji's Review of Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: Learning from Florida's Reforms
  
  
• Closing the Racial Achievement Gap: Learning from Florida's Reforms

• Casey D. Cobb's Review of An Analysis of Arizona Individual Income Tax-credit Scholarship Recipient's Family Income, 2009-10
  
  
• An Analysis of Arizona Individual Income Tax-credit Scholarship Recipient's Family Income,
  2009-10

• H. Richard Milner's Review of Teacher Evaluation 2.0
  
  
• Teacher Evaluation 2.0

• Review of College-and Career-Ready Students
• Review of Great Teachers and Great Leaders
• Review of A Complete Education
• Review of Meeting the Needs of English Learners And Other Diverse Learners
• Review of Successful, Safe, and Healthy Students
• Review of Fostering Innovation and Excellence
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• Order The Obama Education Blueprint: Researchers Examine the Evidence
• Read the book’s introduction

• Safe at School: Addressing the School Environment and LGBT Safety
  through Policy and Legislation
  Stuart Biegel & Sheila James Kuehl
  
  Policy Brief

• The "Common Core" Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool?
  William J. Mathis, Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Jeremy Finn's Review of The Impact of a Universal Class-Size Reduction Policy: Evidence from Florida's Statewide Mandate
  
  
• The Impact of a Universal Class-Size Reduction Policy: Evidence from Florida's Statewide Mandate

• Equal or Fair? A Study of Revenues and Expenditures in American
  Charter Schools
  Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel, Western Michigan University
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Teach For America: A Review of the Evidence
  Julian Vasquez Heilig, University of Texas at Austin
  Su Jin Jez, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of “Portfolio Districts”
  Kenneth J. Saltman, DePaul University
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Charisse Gulosino's Review
• Charter School Autonomy: A Half-Broken Promise

• Jeff MacSwan's Review
• Has Progress Been made in Raising Achievement for English language Learners

• Richard Ingersoll's Review
• Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking "Last-Hired, First-Fired" Policies

• Vaughn Altemus's Review
• They Spend WHAT? The Real Cost of Public Schools

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• William Mathis's Review
• Behind the Curtain: Assessing the Case for National Standards

• Katrina E. Bulkley's Review
• Fix the City Schools: Moving All Schools to Charter-Like Autonomy

• Jaekyung Lee's Review
• Stuck Schools

• Casey Cobb's Review
• Graduation Rates for Choice and Public School Students in Milwaukee, 2003-2008

• John T. Yun's Review
• America's Private Public Schools

• Gregory J. Marchant’s Review
• The Shaping of the American Mind: The Diverging Influences of the College Degree & Civic Learning on American Beliefs

• Robert Bifulco’s Review
• Connecticut’s Charter School Law and Race to the Top

• Janelle Scott’s Review
• Expanding Choice in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Report on Rethinking the Federal Role in Education

• Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools, and the Demographic Stratification of the American School System
  Gary Miron, Jessica L. Urschel, William J. Mathis,* and Elana Tornquist
  Dept. of Educational Leadership, Research & Technology
  College of Education
  Western Michigan University
  *University of Colorado at Boulder
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Joydeep Roy’s Review
• How School Choice Can Create Jobs for South Carolina

• Sherman Dorn's review of earlier reports in this series.

• Universal Access to a Quality Education:
  Research and Recommendations for the Elimination of Curricular Stratification
  Carol C. Burris, South Side High School, New York
  Kevin G. Welner, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Jennifer W. Bezoza, Children’s Voices

  This policy brief makes the case for schools across the country to put an end to policies that cast off students into unchallenging, low-track classrooms. The authors recommend a clear process for the phasing out of curricular stratification in grades K-10, beginning with the lowest track and granting meaningful access to AP and IB courses to all students. The brief includes model statutory language to implement its recommendations.
  
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Patrick McEwan’s Review
• Everyone Wins: How Charter Schools Benefit All New York City Public School Students

• Sean Reardon's Review
• How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement

• Private Schooling in the U.S.: Expenditures, Supply, and Policy Implications
  Bruce D. Baker Rutgers University
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Raymond Pecheone's and Ruth Chung Wei’s Review
  
  
• The New Teacher Project Report

• Gary Miron’s and Brooks Applegate’s Review
  
  
• Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) Report

• Luis Huerta's Review
  
  
• The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Montana
• The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Georgia
• The Fiscal Impact of a Corporate & Individual Tax-Credit Scholarship Program on the State of Indiana

• Casey Cobb's Review ofThe MPCP Longitudinal Educational Growth Study Second Year Report
  
  
• School Choice Demonstration Project; Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas Report

• Derek C. Briggs' Review of Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration and Competition
  
  
• RAND Corporation Report

• Martin Carnoy’s Review of Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years
  
  
• School Choice Demonstration Project; Institute of Educational Sciences, National Center for Educational Evaluation and Regional Assistance Report

• Gregory Camilli’s Review of The Effect of Milwaukee's Parental Choice Program on Student Achievement in Milwaukee Public Schools
  
  
• School Choice Demonstration Project; Department of Education Reform, University of Arkansas Report

• Bruce Baker’s Review of Weighted Student Formula Yearbook 2009
  
  
• Reason Foundation Report

• Robert Bifulco’s Review of The Impact of Milwaukee Charter Schools on Student Achievement
  
  
• Brookings Institution Report

• Clive Belfield’s Review of The Fiscal Impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: 2009 Update
  
  
• School Choice Demonstration Project/Department of Education Reform University of Arkansas Report

• Christopher Lubienski’s Review of A Win-Win Solution: The Empirical Evidence on How Vouchers Affect Public Schools
  
  
• Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice Report

• The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education
  Gene V Glass, Arizona State University
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Ernest House’s' Review of When Private Schools Take Public Dollars: What’s the Place of Accountability in School Voucher Programs?
  
  
• Thomas B. Fordham Institute Report

• NCLB’s Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do they Improve the Quality of Education?
  William J. Mathis, Associate Professor (adj), University of Vermont
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Corcoran and Jennings' Review of An Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification: Final Report
  
  
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Report

• Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success
  David C. Berliner, Regents’ Professor Arizona State University
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Sherman Dorn's Review of The High Cost of High School Dropouts in Ohio
  
  
• The Buckeye Institute Report

• Gary Miron's Review of Public Charter Schools: A Great Value for Ohio’s Public Education System
  
  
• The Buckeye Institute Report

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• Jon Lorence and A. Gary Dworkin Review of 10 state public opinion surveys on K-12 school choice

The Friedman Foundation Public Opinion Surveys:

• Montana’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Maryland’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Oklahoma’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Idaho’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Tennessee’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Nevada’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Illinois’ Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice
• Georgia's Opinion on School Vouchers
• Florida's Opinion on K-12 Public Education Spending
• Arizona Likely Voter Survey On Proposed Legislation To Enhance School Choice

• Multiple Pathways: 21st Century High Schools that Prepare All Students for College, Career and Civic Participation
  Marisa Saunders, UCLA &
  Christopher A. Chrisman, Holland & Hart LLP
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• What Do We Know About the Outcomes of KIPP Schools?
  Jeffrey R. Henig, Ph.D.
  Teachers College, Columbia University
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Fierros & Kornhaber Burris Review of Education Olympics 2008: The Games in Review

• Fordham Institute Report

• Burris Review of The Misplaced Math Student: Lost in Eighth-Grade Algebra

• Brookings Institute Report

• Clive Belfield's Review of Markets vs. Monopolies in Education: A Global Review of the Evidence

• Cato Institute Report

• Preschool Education and Its Lasting Effects: Research and Policy Implications
  W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D., National Institute for Early Education Research
  Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  Executive Summary
  Policy Brief

• Christopher Lubienski's Review of Promising Start: An Empirical Analysis of How EdChoice Vouchers Affect Ohio Public Schools

• Friedman Foundation Report

• W. Steven Barnett's Review of How Sound an Investment? An Analysis of Federal Prekindergarten Proposals
  
  
• How Sound an Investment? An Analysis of Federal Prekindergarten Proposals
  
  
• W. Steven Barnett's Review of Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers and Policymakers
  
  
• Assessing Proposals for Preschool and Kindergarten: Essential Information for Parents, Taxpayers and Policymakers

• Gregory Camilli's Review of High Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB
  
  
• Thomas B Fordham Institute Report

John T. Yun's Review of The Effect of Special Education Vouchers on Public School Achievement: Evidence from Florida’s McKay Scholarship Program

Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Report

Alternative Teacher Certification Oversold
Report concludes that programs such as Teach for America lack evidence of demonstrated success
Gene V Glass, Ph.D. Arizona State University

Executive Summary
Policy Brief

Wendy Chi's Review of Choice and Education across the States

The Heartland Institute Report

Patrick McQuillan's Review of The Turnaround Challenge

Mass Insight Education & Research Institute Report

Bruce Baker's Review of Fund the Child: Bringing Equity, Autonomy and Portability to Ohio School Finance

Fordham Institute Report

A Guide to Contracting Out School Support Services: Good for the School? Good for the Community?
William J. Mathis, Ph.D., Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union
Lorna Jimerson, Ed. D., Champlain Valley Union High School

Executive Summary
Policy Brief

W. Steven Barnett's Review of How Sound an Investment? An Analysis of Federal Prekindergarten Proposals

Lexington Institute Report

Think Twice Review

Mackinac Center Report

Promoting ELL Parental Involvement: Challenges In Contested Times
M. Beatriz Arias, Ph.D., Milagros Morillo-Campbell, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Executive Summary
Policy Brief

Think Twice Review

Feeling the Florida Heat? How Low-Performing Schools Respond to Voucher and Accountability Pressure

Think Twice Review

The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Missouri
The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Indiana
The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Texas
The High Cost of South Carolina’s Low Graduation Rates
The High Cost of Low Graduation Rates in North Carolina

Executive Summary

Policy Brief

Think Twice Review of The Buckeye Institute's Report

Shortchanging Disadvantaged Students: An analysis of intra-district spending patterns in Ohio

Think Twice Review of The Cato Institute's Report

End It, Don’t Mend It: What to Do with No Child Left Behind

Executive Summary

Policy Brief

Think Twice Review of The Milton and Rose Friedman Foundation's Report

The ABC's of School Choice

Think Twice Review of the Lexington Institute's Report

Portfolios: A Backward Step in School Accountability