Research
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Surveying State Legislators
Views on K–12 Education, Choice-Based Policies, and the Profession
September 20, 2016 -
Exploring Arkansas’s Private Education Sector
August 18, 2016 -
Why Parents Choose
A Survey of Private School and School Choice Parents in Indiana
July 21, 2016 -
A Win-Win Solution
The Empirical Evidence on School Choice
May 18, 2016 -
Pursuing Innovation
How Can Educational Choice Transform K–12 Education in the U.S.?
April 19, 2016 -
Exploring Nebraska’s Private Education Sector
March 23, 2016 -
The Education Debit Card II
What Arizona Parents Purchase with Education Savings Accounts
February 24, 2016 -
The ABCs of School Choice
The comprehensive guide to every private school choice program in America
January 25, 2016 -
Indiana K–12 & School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
January 20, 2016 -
Colorado K–12 And School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
December 15, 2015 -
Private School Pioneers
Studying the Emerging Field of Private School Management Organizations
December 2, 2015 -
The Integration Anomaly
Comparing the Effects of K–12 Education Delivery Models on Segregation in Schools
October 28, 2015 -
Exploring Colorado’s Private Education Sector
October 21, 2015 -
The Fiscal Calculator
How to Improve Fiscal Impact Assessments of Private School Choice Legislation
September 24, 2015 -
Latino Perspectives on K–12 Education & School Choice
September 10, 2015 -
Exploring Nevada’s Private Education Sector
August 18, 2015 -
2015 Schooling in America Survey
Perspectives on School Choice, Common Core, and Standardized Testing
June 30, 2015 -
Earning Full Credit
Learning from and Improving Indiana's School Scholarship Tax Credit Law
June 2, 2015 -
The Achievement Checkup
Tracking the Post-Elementary Outcomes of Baltimore Need-Based Scholarship Students
April 20, 2015 -
Minnesota K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
April 15, 2015 -
Nevada K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
March 12, 2015 -
School Choice and Economic Growth
A Research Synthesis on How Market Forces Can Fuel Educational Attainment
February 26, 2015 -
Turn and Face the Strain
Age Demographic Change and the Near Future of American Education
February 4, 2015 -
Exploring Ohio’s Private Education Sector
December 17, 2014 -
Exploring Indiana’s Private Education Sector
November 19, 2014 -
The School Starter Checklist
Meeting the Private Education Regulations in States with School Choice
October 30, 2014 -
Delaware K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
October 8, 2014 -
A Survey of Idaho’s Private Schools
October 2, 2014 -
The School Voucher Audit
Do Publicly Funded Private School Choice Programs Save Money?
September 30, 2014 -
The Chartered Course
Can Private School Choice Proponents Learn from the Charter School Sector?
July 9, 2014 -
2014 Schooling in America Survey
Perspectives on School Choice, Common Core, and Standardized Testing
June 26, 2014 -
Public Rules on Private Schools
Measuring the Regulatory Impact of State Statutes and School Choice Programs
May 30, 2014 -
Missouri K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
May 6, 2014 -
Sector Switchers
Why Catholic Schools Convert to Charters and What Happens Next
April 29, 2014 -
Why Indiana Voucher Parents Choose Private Schools
February 11, 2014 -
Oklahoma K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
January 28, 2014 -
School Choice Signals
Research Review and Survey Experiments
January 7, 2014 -
More Than Scores
An Analysis of Why and How Parents Choose Private Schools
November 13, 2013 -
Rhode Island K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
October 29, 2013 -
Schooling Satisfaction
Arizona Parents' Opinions on Using Education Savings Accounts
October 10, 2013 -
Iowa K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
October 8, 2013 -
The Education Debit Card
What Arizona Parents Purchase with Education Savings Accounts
August 28, 2013 -
The Empirical Evidence on Cleveland’s School Vouchers
July 10, 2013 -
Schooling in America Survey
What Do Mothers Say About K–12 Education?
May 8, 2013 -
Texas K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
April 23, 2013 -
A Win-Win Solution
The Empirical Evidence on School Choice
April 17, 2013 -
North Dakota K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
March 21, 2013 -
Maine K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
March 6, 2013 -
Erasing the Myths on How School Choice Would Impact Texas Private Schools
March 1, 2013 -
The School Staffing Surge
Decades of Employment Growth in America's Public Schools, Part II
February 28, 2013 -
The School Staffing Surge
Decades of Employment Growth in America's Public Schools
October 24, 2012 -
The Way of the Future
Education Savings Accounts for Every American Family
September 27, 2012 -
North Carolina K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
September 10, 2012 -
Montana K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
June 19, 2012 -
The Greenfield School Revolution and School Choice
June 5, 2012 -
Tennessee K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
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Moms and Schools Survey
Nationwide Public Opinion on Schooling
May 9, 2012 -
Louisiana K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
March 19, 2012 -
Washington K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
March 13, 2012 -
Lessons for Louisiana from Florida’s K–12 Education Revolution
March 8, 2012 -
The Fiscal Effects of School Choice Programs on Public School Districts
February 29, 2012 -
Idaho K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
January 5, 2012 -
Expanding Choice
Tax Credits and Educational Access in Idaho
December 15, 2011 -
New Mexico K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
December 8, 2011 -
Alaska K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
October 27, 2011 -
Lessons for Ohio from Florida’s K–12 Education Revolution
October 25, 2011 -
The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Oklahoma
June 15, 2011 -
A Win-Win Solution
The Empirical Evidence on School Vouchers
March 23, 2011 -
Lessons for Tennessee from Florida’s Education Revolution
February 9, 2011 -
Indiana K–12 and School Choice Survey
What do voters say about K–12 education?
January 10, 2011 -
School Passports
Making the Stimulus Pay Off for Students and State Budgets
December 20, 2010 -
Interstate Survey
What do Voters Say About K–12 Education in Six States?
November 10, 2010 -
Trouble Brewing
The Disaster of California State Pensions
October 1, 2010 -
Montana’s High School Dropouts
Examining the Fiscal Consequences
September 16, 2010 -
California’s High School Dropouts
Examining the Fiscal Consequences
September 15, 2010 -
Tennessee’s High School Dropouts
Examining the Fiscal Consequences
August 31, 2010 -
Reforms with Results
What Oklahoma can Learn from Florida's K–12 Education Revolution
July 21, 2010 -
Tax-Credit Scholarships in Nebraska
Forecasting the Fiscal Impact
June 30, 2010 -
Tax-Credit Scholarships in Maryland
Forecasting the Fiscal Impact
May 17, 2010 -
Underfunded Teacher Pension Plans
It's Worse than You Think
April 13, 2010 -
Oregon’s High School Dropouts
Examining the Economic and Social Costs
March 10, 2010 -
The Economic and Fiscal Costs of Failing to Reform K–12 Education in Georgia
December 15, 2009 -
Virginia’s Opinion on K–12 Education and School Choice
November 16, 2009 -
Florida’s Lessons for Indiana K–12 Reform
September 2, 2009 -
An Empirical Evaluation of the Florida Tax-Credit Scholarship Program
August 6, 2009 -
Fork in the Road
Where Does the District Go in K–12 Education?
July 28, 2009 -
Free to Teach
What America's Teachers Say About Teaching in Public and Private Schools
May 20, 2009 -
The Fiscal Impact of a Corporate and Individual Tax-Credit Scholarship Program on the State of Indiana
April 22, 2009 -
The High Cost of Wisconsin’s Dropout Rate
April 2, 2009 -
A Win-Win Solution
The Empirical Evidence on How Vouchers Affect Public Schools
February 10, 2009 -
Expanding Choice
Tax Credits and Educational Access in Indiana
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The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Montana
February 5, 2009 -
Educational Spending
Kentucky vs. Other States
December 15, 2008 -
The Formula Behind Maryland’s K–12 Funding
November 13, 2008 -
The High Cost of Maryland’s Dropout Rate
September 30, 2008 -
Promising Start
An Empirical Analysis of How EdChoice Vouchers Affect Ohio Public Schools
August 20, 2008 -
Segregation Levels in Milwaukee Public Schools and the Milwaukee Voucher Program
August 1, 2008 -
Fifty Educational Markets
A Playbook of State Laws and Regulations Governing Private Schools
April 28, 2008 -
Lost Opportunity
An Empirical Analysis of How Vouchers Affected Florida Public Schools
March 25, 2008 -
The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships in Georgia
February 19, 2008 -
Grading School Choice
Evaluating School Choice Programs by the Friedman Gold Standard
February 5, 2008 -
The High Cost of High School Failure in New Jersey
February 1, 2008 -
The High Cost of Low Graduation Rates in North Carolina
October 25, 2007 -
Monopoly vs. Markets
The Empirical Evidence on Private Schools and School Choice
October 17, 2007 -
Disruptive Behavior
An Empirical Evaluation of School Misconduct and Market Accountability
June 1, 2007 -
The High Cost of South Carolina’s Low Graduation Rate
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Education by the Numbers
The Fiscal Effect of School Choice Programs, 1990–2006
May 9, 2007 -
The Fiscal Impact of a Tuition Assistance Grant for Virginia’s Special Education Students
April 25, 2007 -
The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Texas
February 1, 2007 -
The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Indiana
October 1, 2006 -
Freedom from Racial Barriers
The Empirical Evidence on Vouchers and Segregation
September 1, 2006 -
Segregation Levels in Cleveland Public Schools and the Cleveland Voucher Program
August 1, 2006 -
The High Cost of Failing to Reform Public Education in Missouri
March 1, 2006 -
Spreading Freedom and Saving Money
The Fiscal Impact of the D.C. Voucher Program
January 1, 2006 -
Using School Choice
Analyzing How Parents Access Educational Freedom
October 1, 2005 -
Indiana’s New and (Somewhat) Improved K–12 School Finance System
July 1, 2005 -
A Fiscal Analysis of Proposed Education Access Grants in Minneapolis
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The Fiscal Impact of Tuition Tax Credits in New Mexico
April 22, 2005 -
Arizona Likely Voter Support on Proposed Legislation to Enhance School Choice
March 1, 2005 -
The Constitutionality of School Choice in New Hampshire
May 1, 2004 -
The Fiscal Impacts of School Choice in New Hampshire
February 1, 2004 -
An Analysis of South Carolina Per Pupil State Funding