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Finnigan, Kara; Adelman, Nancy; Anderson, Lee; Cotton, Lynyonne; Donnelly, Mary Beth; Price, Tiffany – US Department of Education, 2004
The findings from this study show that the Public Charter Schools Program is achieving its intended purpose: to provide states with flexible funding to support new charter schools. As can be evidenced by their growing popularity, charters are an important educational option for the nearly three-quarters of a million students who attend…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Charter Schools, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
US Department of Education, 2007
Most policymakers, charter school operators, and others immersed in the charter school movement since it began in the early 1990s have focused their attention primarily on charter schools, not on the public bodies that license these schools to operate. As the charter school movement has grown, there has been increasing recognition that effective…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Profiles, Charter Schools, Quality Control
US Department of Education, 2011
This paper provides an overview of U.S. Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law. It includes information as well on the laboratories, centers, and other facilities funded by the Department that provide important resources for education. Each entry, which gives a brief overview of a program or resource, is listed…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination