Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| Charter Schools | 6 |
| Educational Improvement | 3 |
| Educational Vouchers | 3 |
| Home Schooling | 3 |
| Scholarships | 3 |
| School Choice | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| Competition | 2 |
| Public Education | 2 |
| Public Schools | 2 |
| Special Needs Students | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Friedman Foundation for… | 2 |
| Center on Reinventing Public… | 1 |
| Commercialism in Education… | 1 |
| Heritage Foundation | 1 |
| US Department of Education | 1 |
Author
| DiPerna, Paul, Ed. | 1 |
| Garcia, David | 1 |
| Herbert, Doug, Ed. | 1 |
| Heyward, Georgia | 1 |
| Joanou, Jamie | 1 |
| Lips, Dan | 1 |
| McEvoy, Brendan | 1 |
| Molnar, Alex | 1 |
| Sullivan, Carolyn | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serial | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Secondary Education | 6 |
Audience
Location
| Georgia | 6 |
| Iowa | 6 |
| Arizona | 5 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Louisiana | 5 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Ohio | 5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 |
| District of Columbia | 4 |
| Indiana | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textHeyward, Georgia – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2018
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been studying the four-day school week since 2015. Since then, the phenomenon of the four-day school week has spread into non-rural areas and interest appears to be growing. Given these apparent changes, the author wanted to know more about recent trends in the initiative. As districts continue…
Descriptors: School Schedules, School Districts, Rural Areas, Rural Schools
Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2010
This publication presents the 2009-2010 edition of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice's "ABCs of School Choice". The "ABCs of School Choice" provides the latest in up-to-date and accurate information about the many school choice success stories taking place throughout the country. Readers will find this guide an…
Descriptors: School Choice, Tax Credits, Tuition, Scholarships
DiPerna, Paul, Ed. – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, 2012
School choice is a common sense idea that gives all parents the power and freedom to choose their child's education, while encouraging healthy competition among schools and other institutions to better serve students' needs and priorities. It is a public policy that allows a parent/guardian or student to choose a district, charter, or private…
Descriptors: Private Schools, School Choice, Public Policy, Guides
Lips, Dan – Heritage Foundation, 2008
School choice improves parents' satisfaction with their children's schools, and public schools that face competition have shown improved performance, yet opponents continue to oppose reforms that give parents the opportunity to choose their children's schools. State and federal policymakers should reform existing education policies to give all…
Descriptors: School Choice, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers, Public Education
Herbert, Doug, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2010
The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Money Management
Molnar, Alex; Garcia, David; Sullivan, Carolyn; McEvoy, Brendan; Joanou, Jamie – Commercialism in Education Research Unit, 2005
This annual report, in its seventh edition, found that Education Management Organizations (EMOs) tend to focus on managing charter primary schools and on enrolling relatively large numbers of students in those schools. Fifty-nine EMOs operate in 24 states and the District of Columbia, enrolling some 239,766 students. The report is the most…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Proprietary Schools, Privatization, Charts
