School Choice
You are in the School Choice section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. Resources include those that explore small schools, community schools, vouchers, and charter schools.
See also the Our Work: Education, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.
See also all Education resources in the Knowledge Center.
Featured Publications
Community Schools: Connecting Partners for Success in Indianapolis (DVD)
2008
This video describes how families, educators, and community members are creating community schools in Indianapolis. These schools provide a wide range of supports and services to the young people and families served by schools. (DVD length: 18:30)
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2007 Charter School Facility Finance Landscape
2007
This report, supported by the Casey Foundation, provides an updated and expanded snapshot of the public and nonprofit financing programs for charter school facilities across the nation. Based on extensive research and over 150 interviews, the survey includes descriptions of financing products and geographic markets for 25 private nonprofit providers currently active in the sector and two public-private partnerships in Indianapolis and Massachusetts. The document also details public initiatives for charter school facilities at both the federal and state levels, as well as an exhaustive listing of all state-level grant, loan, and credit enhancement programs in the 41 jurisdictions with a charter law.
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Closing the Achievement Gap - Creating Quality Choices: CHARTERS
2008
Through its education investing, the Casey Foundation has learned that charter schools hold great potential in helping children graduate prepared to succeed, but they also face many challenges. This publication provides an overview of the Foundation’s investments in chartering along with selected results and lessons learned. It also presents stories about two successful charter efforts and Casey’s contribution to them.
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Closing the Achievement Gap - Creating Quality Choices: DISTRICT SCHOOLS
2008
The Casey Foundation has supported a number of different efforts at district school improvement in order to learn how small investments might contribute to closing the achievement gap. This publication provides an in-depth look at the Foundation’s multi-year investment in a school district in Atlanta. It also includes stories about Casey’s contributions to district improvements in Oakland and Philadelphia.
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Smart Charter School Caps
2007
This policy brief discusses charter schooling today and how smart charter caps would help state expand high-quality schooling options for underserved students.
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Parent and Student Voices on the First Year of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program
2005
The information presented in these three reports was gleaned from 12 focus groups with primarily African-American and Spanish-speaking parents and older students participating in the early implementation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program. These include a full report and two executive summaries, one in English and one in Spanish.
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New Schools Venture Fund: 2005 Summit - Hybrid Leaders, Entrepreneurial Solutions and the Transformation of Public Education
2005
This document summarizes the learnings from the 2005 New Schools Venture Fund Summit which brought together leaders from the education, business, policy, and research fields. At the Summit, these leaders were able to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another in order to transform the public education system.
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