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| June 2007 | Evaluating the Impact of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: A Longitudinal Look at the Great Lakes States Date: June 5, 2007
Author: Gary Miron, Ph.D., Chris Coryn, Ph.D., and Dawn M. Mackety, Ph.D.
Institution: Western Michigan University
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of charter schools on student achievement in the Great Lakes states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This evaluation addresses two specific questions: How does student achievement in charter schools compare with student achievement in demographically similar, traditional public schools? Do charter schools show promise of being an effective strategy for improving student achievement over time, even if they are not yet outperforming traditional public schools?
Appendices:
 Appendix A: Methodology Appendix B: Student Achievement in Illinois Charter Schools Appendix C: Student Achievement in Indiana Charter Schools Appendix D: Student Achievement in Michigan Charter Schools Appendix E: Student Achievement in Minnesota Charter Schools Appendix F: Student Achievement in Ohio Charter Schools Appendix G: Student Achievement in Wisconsin Charter Schools | |||
| May 2007 | Teacher Attrition in Charter Schools
Gary Miron, and Brooks Applegate
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| March 2007 | Evaluation of the Delaware Charter School Reform: Final Report {4.2 MB PDF} Evaluation of the Delaware Charter School Reform: Executive Summary {513 KB PDF} | |||
| March 2006 | School Choice Special Interest Group (SIG) Newsletter {74 KB PDF}
(AERA Newsletter, March 2006) | |||
| February 2006 | Evaluation of the Delaware Charter School Reform: Year 2 Report {665 KB PDF}
Gary Miron, Barbara Wygant, Anne Cullen, and Brooks Applegate
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| December 2005 | "Evaluating charter schools: Issues and obstacles." Urban Ed. Fall/Winter, 2005.
Gary Miron
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| October 2005 | "Exploring the Correlates of Academic Success in Pennsylvania Charter Schools." (Occasional Paper #105 at the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education) {260 KB PDF}
Christopher Nelson and Gary Miron
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| April 2005 | Strong Charter School Laws are Those That Result in Positive Outcomes {232 KB PDF}
(paper presented at AERA conference, April 2005)
Gary Miron
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| March 2005 | Challenges of Starting and Operating Charter Schools: A Multicase Study {1.35 MB PDF}
Carolyn Sullins and Gary Miron
Executive summary for the report {97 KB PDF} Cleveland Charter Schools Project Web site | |||
| February 2005 | Evaluating the Performance of Charter Schools in Connecticut {392 KB PDF}
Gary Miron
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| December 2004 | Evaluation of the Delaware Charter School Reform: Year 1 Report {1.65 MB PDF}
Gary Miron
Executive summary for the report {40 KB PDF} Press release for the report {37 KB Word file} | |||
| Spring 2004 | "Student Achievement in Charter Schools: What We Know and Why We Know So Little." Chapter in K. Bulkley & P. Wohlstetter (eds.). Cutting Loose: and Education in Charter Schools. New York: Teachers College Press
Gary Miron and Christopher Nelson
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| Spring 2004 | "Professional Opportunities for Teachers: A View from Inside Charter Schools." Chapter in K. Bulkley & P. Wohlstetter (eds.). Cutting Loose: and Education in Charter Schools. New York: Teachers College Press
Christopher Nelson and Gary Miron
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| October 2002 | Strengthening Pennsylvania's Charter School Reform: Findings from the Statewide Evaluation and Discussion of Relevant Policay Issues
Gary Miron, Christopher Nelson, and John Risley
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| September 2002 | Evaluation of Connecticut Charter Schools and the Charter School Initiative {1.56 MB PDF}
Gary Miron and Jerry Horn
Executive summary for the report {93 KB PDF} Connecticut Charter Schools Project Web site | |||
| July 2002 | The Evaluation of the Illinois Charter School Reform: Final Report
(This report can be requested from the Illinois State Board of Education)
Christopher Nelson and Gary Miron Illinois Charter Schools Project Web site | |||
| March 2002 | What's Public About Charter Schools? Lessons Learned About Choice and Accountability (Book published by Corwin Press)
Gary Miron and Christopher Nelson
Information about the book and order form Press release for the book | |||
| December 2001 | Student Academic Achievement in Charter Schools: What We Know and Why We Know So Little {210 KB PDF}
(Occassional Paper #41 at the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education)
Gary Miron and Christopher Nelson
Press release for the occasional paper | |||
| December 2000 | An Evaluation of Student Achievement in Edison Schools Opened in 1995 and 1996 {2.8 MB PDF}
Gary Miron and Brooks Applegate
Executive summary for the report {259 KB PDF} Press release for the Edison study Edison Schools Evaluation Project Web site | |||
| October 2000 | Autonomy in Exchange for Accountability: An Initial Study of Pennsylvania Charter Schools
Gary Miron and Christopher Nelson
Pennsylvania Charter Schools Project Web site | |||
| July 2000 | An Evaluation of the Michigan Charter School Initiative: Performance, Accountability and Impact
Jerry Horn and Gary Miron
Michigan Charter Schools Project
1st Evaluation of Michigan Charter Schools (Final Report, January 1999)
2nd Evaluation of Michigan Charter Schools (Final Report, July 2000) (See below the links to individual components of the 2nd report.)
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