National Center on School Choice

08/04/2011

Check out Paul Peterson's take on the resurgence of tuition vouchers!

Thus far, 2011 has been a good year for private school choice. The Supreme Court reversed a lower-court decision that was about to shut down the Arizona tax-credit program. President Obama signed into law a bill that revived the District of Columbia voucher program his Democratic friends had struck ...

07/20/2011

Check out the latest newsletter to find out what's been happening at the Choice Center!

07/12/2011

Check out our blog to keep up with what's happening in school choice around the country!

On May 5th, an Indiana bill was signed into law creating a private school voucher program statewide. The Indiana program is unique in that it includes both a voucher component and a tax deduction, which is different from a voucher but is seen to accomplish many of the same goals, of $1,000 for each

07/06/2011

An opinion article in the WSJ reflects on this year's school choice legislation.

The Wall Street Journal writes that no fewer than 13 states have passed major education reforms so far this year.

07/01/2011

The past few months have seen many school choice bills considered in state legislatures. Check out our research on factors that contribute charter law passage!

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06/01/2011

Check out this post in the Washington Post highlighting our newest book, School Choice and School Improvement

05/12/2011

Interesting reasoning for creating charters, but will it work? Check out our research and share your thoughts!

Detroit's public schools have a deficit of more than $300 million — even though dozens of its schools have already been closed. Now, Michigan has ordered the city to close half its schools in two years. But the district's manager has a contingency plan: turn weak schools over to charter operators.

05/10/2011

Check out our newest blog on the resurgence of interest in school vouchers nationwide and what this might mean for education!

On May 5th, an Indiana bill was signed into law creating a private school voucher program statewide. The Indiana program is unique in that it includes both a voucher component and a tax deduction, which is different from a voucher but is seen to accomplish many of the same goals, of $1,000 for each

04/06/2011

If you are interested in the competitive effects of school choice, check out the latest NCSC research brief, "How Do Principals Respond to Charter School Competition?"

03/28/2011

Choice Center featured in recent Institute of Education Sciences newsletter!

Katina Stapleton of IES' National Center for Education Research interviewed principal investigator Ellen Goldring (Vanderbilt University), director Mark Berends (University of Norte Dame), and co-director Marisa Cannata (Vanderbilt University) of the NCER-funded National Center for Research on Schoo

03/16/2011

Preview the table of contents on our website!

NCSC is the National Center on School Choice, conducting research on how school choice affects individuals, communities, and systems. Our work takes place across multiple disciplines and methodologies, and our aim is simple: to provide national intellectual leadership on the study of school choice i

03/16/2011

Choice Center announces the release of a new book, School Choice and School Improvement. This volume highlights three important areas within school choice research: relationship between school choice options and student outcomes, parental preferences and the process of choosing schools, and the community impact of school choice.
www.hepg.org/hep/book/135/SchoolChoiceAndSchoolImprovement

This edited volume brings together exemplary research that examines how communities, districts, and states use choice as a strategy for improving schools and student learning.