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Evaluation of the Public Charter Schools Program: Year One Evaluation Report

    CHAPTER 2 APPENDICES
  • Appendix J:PCSP-SUPPORTED RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
  • Exhibit J-1:PCSP-Supported Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Activities

Appendix J

PCSP-SUPPORTED RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

Exhibit J-1 summarizes the research, demonstration, and evaluation projects that have been supported with PCSP national funds from 1995 through 1999. All of the following projects are funded through contracts with ED. In addition to the projects listed below, the Office of Special Education Programs funded Project SEARCH (Special Education as Requirements in Charter Schools), awarding a field-initiated grant to the National Association of State Directors of Special Education.

Exhibit J-1

PCSP-SUPPORTED RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND
EVALUATION ACTIVITIES

Project Title

Contract or Grant Recipient

Research projects

National Study of Charter Schools

RPP International

Research on Charter School Accountability

University of Washington

Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities

Westat, Inc., and SRI International

Schools and Staffing Survey

American Institutes for Research

Evaluation of the Public Charter Schools Program

SRI International

Study of Growth in Student Achievement

Humphrey Institute

Charter School Finance Study

American Federation of Teachers

Study of Competing Strategies for Education Reform

Michigan State University

Demonstration and other projects

Cross Fertilization of Ideas and Practices (Project #1)

SRI International and the National Education Association

Cross Fertilization of Ideas and Practices (Project #2)

City on a Hill Charter School (Boston)

Project Connect

North Carolina Public School Forum

Leadership Training (Project #1)

South Eastern Regional Vision for Education, Inc.

Leadership Training (Project #2)

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory

The Employer-Linked Charter School Project

Public Policy Associates

Charter School Teacher Fellowship Program

Council for Basic Education

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