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Vaade, Elizabeth; McCready, Bo – Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (NJ1), 2011
Dramatic changes in the higher education landscape and the recent recession have intensified the challenges students face in postsecondary enrollment and completion. In response, some states, communities, and institutions have developed "postsecondary opportunity programs (POPs)"--comprehensive college access and success programs…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Eligibility, School Choice, Public Policy
Miron, Gary; Nelson, Christopher – 2002
This book contains evidence about charter schools that can provide important data on evaluating this new public-private hybrid and its success at serving the core purpose of public education. The book focuses on charter schools in Michigan, which is regarded as having one of the most permissive charter laws in the country. The first three chapters…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
Brouillette, Matthew J. – 1999
Some proponents of Michigan education reform have suggested that private schools could be used to reduce student overcrowding in public schools without the need for new taxes to construct additional schools. Another proposal includes using vouchers and tax credits to enhance parental school-choice options. Both proposals depend upon the ability…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Education Policy Center. – 2000
Determining the value of school-choice programs depends on an assessment of consequences on the differing elements of the school system. The International Conference on School Choice and Educational Change at Michigan State University explored the themes of governance, equity and access, innovation, student outcomes, and accountability from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Democratic Values, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Brouillette, Matthew J.; Williams, Jeffrey R. – 1999
This study examines the unionization rates of teachers in traditional government, charter, and private schools to determine how school choice might affect school employee labor unions, including the Michigan Education Association and the Michigan Federation of Teachers. The findings of this study reveal that unions have powerful financial…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Economic Impact, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Power
Anderson, Patrick L.; McLellan, Richard; Overton, Joseph P.; Wolfram, Gary – 1997
This report presents a proposal to expand parental choice in Michigan education by amending the Michigan Constitution and establishing a Universal Tuition Tax Credit (UTTC). Section 1 reviews why parental choice is the most important systemic education reform and evaluates various ways to expand it. Section 2 examines Michigan's constitutional…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Educational Opportunities