Evaluation of the Michigan Charter School Initiative

The second report was posted on our web site on October 25, 2000 as per the request of Dr. Donald Weatherspoon, who is our contact for the study at the Michigan Department of Education.

1st Evaluation of Michigan Charter Schools (Final Report, January 1999)

2nd Evaluation of Michigan Charter Schools (Final Report, July 2000)

(See below the links to individual components of the 2nd report.)

"An Evaluation of the Michigan Charter School Initiative: Performance, Accountability and Impact"

Authors: Jerry Horn and Gary Miron
"Innovations in Charter Schools: A Summary of Innovative or Unique Aspects of Michigan Charter Schools"
"The Impact of Charter Schools on Public and Parochial Schools: Case Studies of School Districts in Western and Central Michigan"

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