National Center on School Choice

The National Center on School Choice is funded by the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The Center exercises national leadership in school choice research, including charter and magnet schools, private school vouchers, teacher recruitment, school management, and state policymaking.

Vanderbilt University
Home Institution

Mailing Address
Peabody 152
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203

Phone Number
(615) 936-8837

Email Address
caroline.m.watral@vanderbilt.edu


	Caroline M. Watral Research Assistant Doctoral Student Vanderbilt University

	Caroline Watral is a Research Assistant at the National Center on School Choice. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Master of Arts in Educational Theory and Policy from the Pennsylvania State University at University Park and is currently working on her Doctor of Philosophy in education and public policy from the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organization at Vanderbilt University. Caroline has research experience in various areas related to law and education policy, including school finance litigation, the No Child Left Behind Act, charter school legislation and students' rights. Her current research is focused on the impact of federal education policy on school finance, litigation and collective bargaining.

	Selected Publications Watral, Caroline, and Dale Ballou. 2007. “An Investigation into Charter School Legislation, Autonomy and Student Achievement.” Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. Berends, Mark, Caroline Watral, Bettie Teasley, and Anna Nicotera. 2006. “Charter School Effects on Achievement: Where We Are and Where We’re Going.” Paper presented at the National Conference on Charter School Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.