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.
Public Charter School Dashboard 2009
2009
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ Dashboard, made possible with funding from both the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Danels Fund, documents the growth in the public charter school sector. To date, the dashboard contains the largest set of statistical indicators documenting the growth of the charter schools.
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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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Results Report: Quality School Choices & Community Connections, Boosting Supply and Demand in K-12 Schools 2007
2008
This report describes how the Casey Foundation’s education program advanced choice in education by increasing and strengthening the supply of new high‐quality educational options and informing and developing the demand of students, families, and communities for these options.
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Results Report: Influencing Policy in K-12 Education: Creating an Environment that Fosters School Choice and Community Connections, 2007
2008
This report describes the Casey Foundation’s efforts to create quality school choices in education. Casey support has also facilitated the creation of coalitions that educate decision makers and influence educational policies that encourage strengthened connections between families, communities, and schools.
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