Publications
Our studies span governance, systems, and practice in public education. Through our reports we help make sense of complex trends and data, communicate new possibilities for system change, and provide guidance and thought leadership to support that change. We pride ourselves on our ability to see around the corner, reach across traditional party and sector lines, and craft solutions to problems few have anticipated. Explore our most recent publications below.
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The Educational Consequences of Choice June, 1996 Paul Hill |
In this article, Paul Hill argues that there is ample evidence that universal public school choice would strongly benefit all children, including the disadvantaged, by promoting candid and demanding relationships among teachers, parents, and students. |
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Priority Shift: The Fate of Mandatory Busing for School Desegregation in Seattle and the Nation March, 1996 Laura Kohn |
This paper examines the trend in school districts, across the country and in Seattle, of substantially withdrawing from mandatory integration policies. |
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What Are Charter Schools? An Introduction to the Concept and the Statutes December, 1995 Marc Dean Millot |
This article provides details about the charter school concept: its relationship to other well-known proposals for school reform, the essential characteristics of a charter school, and the approaches taken by states to implement the charter concept. |
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High Schools with Character August, 1990 Paul Hill, Gail E. Foster, Tamar Gendler |
This paper analyzes big-city high schools: how they function and how the education of the low-income minority youth in these high schools can be improved. |