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

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Title: The "Common Core" Standards Initiative: An Effective Reform Tool?
Date: July 21, 2010
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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
Su Jin Jez, Ph.D., California State University, Sacramento

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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
College of Education
Western Michigan University
*University of Colorado at Boulder

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