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1999 - Research and Writing
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Research and Writing
Pilot Evaluation of the Wisconsin Charter School Program
Date:
December 1999
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1999
An annual report by the Center for the Analysis of Commercialism
in Education. The chronology outlines the Edison Project's financial arrangements
from 1991-99.
A review of the research on the effects of vouchers on
student achievement. The review is excerpted from two reports by Alex
Molnar published by the Keystone Research Center.
Date:
June 1999
Author:
Institution:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Source:
Keystone Research Center
PDFDate:
May 1999
Author:
Institution:
City of Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
An examination of the
accountability requirements in the process Milwaukee schools go through
to obtain a charter, and offering recommendations on how to insure greater
charter school accountability to the public through changes in the chartering
procedure.
Date:
February 1999
A who's who of for-profit companies that manage public
schools and charter schools. This list features the names and contact
information for companies in the for-profit education arena, as well as
the name and location of each school they run. The company profiles are
updated annually as new information becomes available.
Point of View Essays
Resisting Zero Tolerance
Date:
November 21, 1999
Authors:
William Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn
Institution:
University of Illinois, Chicago
Source:
Chicago Tribune
Increasingly popular
"zero tolerance" policies–aimed at ridding schools of drugs and guns–in
fact contribute to adolescent alienation and squander teachable moments
in the lives of teenagers. The result is to shut down dialogue between
young people and adults right at the moment when it is most desperately
needed.
Date:
November 17, 1999
Author:
Institution:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Source:
Education Week
"The debate over the
Milwaukee voucher program continues to have national significance as state
legislatures and the U.S. Congress consider voucher bills."
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Vouchers for private
schools and public school reforms that merely ratchet up standards won't
improve education for poor children. Poverty itself stifles school performance;
only by combating poverty can we hope to improve the educational lot of
its victims.