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	Experimental Design Studies		Working Papers
			Policy Reports
	Quasi-Expertimental Design Studies		Journal Articles
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View the Comprehensive Program of Research by Home Institution or Alphabetical Order.


Experimental Design Studies

Broadening Analysis of Randomized School Voucher Experiments Paul Peterson, Harvard University William Howell, University of Chicago

In-Depth Analysis of the Effects of Choice on Student Achievement Caroline Hoxby, Harvard University

Effects of Charters on Student Achievement Mark Berends, Vanderbilt University Ruth Green, University of Indianapolis

Quasi-Experimental Design Studies

Longitudinal Data Analysis on the Main Effects of School Choice Dale Ballou, Vanderbilt University Mark Berends, Vanderbilt University Martha McCall, Northwest Evaluation Association

Organizational Analysis on What Works Under What Conditions Mark Berends, Vanderbilt University Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University Martha McCall, Northwest Evaluation Association Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution

Curriculum Effects of School Choice Mark Berends and Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University Ruth Green, University of Indianapolis Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution Michael Kamil and Herbert Walberg, Stanford University

Opening the Black Box of Choice and Regular Public Schools Mark Berends, Vanderbilt University Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University Martha McCall, Northwest Evaluation Association

Parental Satisfaction and Involvement in Magnet Schools Ellen Goldring, Vanderbilt University Claire Smrekar, Vanderbilt University

Studying Competitive Effects of Vouchers in a Natural Experiment Paul Peterson, Harvard University William Howell, University of Chicago

Generalizability of Gains on State Exams Paul Peterson, Harvard University William Howell, Harvard University

Assessing Impact of Choice and Competition in Milwaukee Paul Peterson, Harvard University William Howell, Harvard University

Surveying High Achieving Charter Schools: Identifying Best Practices Tom Loveless, Brookings Institution

Institutions and Governance

Competition and Democratic Accountability Paul Peterson, Harvard University William Howell, Harvard University Kenneth Wong, Brown University

Political and Legal Analysis of the Charter School Marketplace Kenneth Wong, Brown University

Community and Neighborhood Effects of School Choice Michael Flicek, Northwest Evaluation Association Martha McCall, Northwest Evaluation Association

School Leadership in the Private Sector James W. Guthrie, Vanderbilt University Timothy Caboni, Vanderbilt University