Policy Briefs on Education Issues
The Center funds policy briefs on important education issues. Policy briefs are written by recognized academic experts in each topic and include a summary of existing research available as well as policy recommendations.
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July 21, 2010
The "Common Core" Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool?
William J. Mathis, Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder
Executive Summary
Policy Brief
| Title: | The "Common Core" Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool? |
| Date: | July 21, 2010 |
| Author: | William J. Mathis, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder |
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| Title: | Equal or Fair? A Study of Revenues and Expenditures in American Charter Schools |
| Date: | June 29, 2010 |
| Author: | Gary Miron and Jessica L. Urschel, Western Michigan University |
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| Title: | Teach For America: A Review of the Evidence |
| Date: | June 9, 2010 |
| Author: | Julian Vasquez Heilig, University of Texas at Austin |
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| Title: | Urban School Decentralization and the Growth of "Portfolio Districts" |
| Date: | June 2, 2010 |
| Author: | Kenneth J. Saltman, DePaul University |
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| Title: | Schools Without Diversity: Education Management Organizations, Charter Schools, and the Demographic Stratification of the American School System |
| Date: | February 9, 2010 |
| Author: | Gary Miron, Jessica L. Urschel, William J. Mathis,* and Elana Tornquist Dept. of Educational Leadership, Research & Technology |
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