Resources & Research

This August 2012 report from the U.S.Department of Defense profiles the seven charter schools located on military installations in the United States, including data about performance, demographics, and funding. The report also discusses efforts to identify locations where charter schools could improve educational opportunities for children of military families.  

This May 2012 report prepared by Synergy Enterprises, Inc., and edCount, LLC, and funded by the U.S. Department of Education provides a review of the foundational literature related to Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs). Additionally, the report includes case studies of 20 school districts implementing LIEPs as well as "lessons from the field" that integrate findings from the literature review and case studies.

This August 2012 working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research examines data from a low-income urban school district to see how exercising school choice affects student outcomes. The report suggests that “lottery winners have significantly lower truancies after they learn about lottery outcomes but before they enroll in their new schools” and that there are “substantial test score gains” from attending a high-achieving charter school and “some evidence that choosing and attending a high value-added magnet school improves test scores.”

This report from the National Center for Education Statistics provides extensive data about trends in education. The report includes indicators in three main areas: participation in education; elementary and secondary education and outcomes; and postsecondary education and outcomes. It also includes a description of charter school enrollment, with a range of demographic data and trend lines.