Education and Literacy;Government Reform
Examines whether Chicago's charter schools "skim the cream" of traditional public school students and how they affect racial stratification, test-score gains in elementary and middle grades, high school graduation and college entry rates, and ACT scores.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
Analyzes small school design elements driving extra per-student spending, needed start-up and ramp-up investments, and impact on facility use and enrollment projections. Offers a tool for quantifying resource use and suggestions for effective allocation.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Southern)-Maryland-Baltimore, North America-United States (Northeastern)-Massachusetts-Suffolk County-Boston, North America-United States (Midwestern)-Illinois-Cook County-Chicago, North America-United States (Midwestern)-Illinois, North America-United States (Southern)-Maryland, North America-United States (Northeastern)-Massachusetts
Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity
Examines outreach programs at postsecondary institutions that provide greater accessibility to college information for Latino parents. Includes information about the mission, operation, development, marketing, recruitment, and evaluation processes.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Northeastern) / New York;North America / United States (Western) / California / Los Angeles County / Los Angeles
Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver
Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver
Examines the progress that has been made at five small schools across the U.S. that are representative of a growing network of more focused, academically rigorous high schools being developed to help students succeed in both high school and college.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio / Montgomery County / Dayton;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston;North America / United States (Western) / California / San Diego County / San Diego;North America / United States (Western) / California;North America / United States (Midwestern) / Ohio;North America / United States (Northeastern) / Massachusetts;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado;North America / United States (Western) / Colorado / Denver County / Denver
Examines whether charter schools draw high- or low-achieving students, how they affect the racial mix in the city's public schools, what achievement gains they realize, and what longer-term outcomes, as in graduation and college-entry rates, are expected.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
Examines whether charter schools draw high- or low-achieving students, how they affect the racial mix in the city's public schools, what achievement gains they realize, and what longer-term outcomes, as in graduation and college-entry rates, are expected.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America / United States (Midwestern) / Illinois / Cook County / Chicago
