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Acknowledgments

The Education Commission of the States (ECS) and the National Conference of State Legislature (NCLS) gratefully acknowledges contributions from the people whose names appear below in creating this document.

Major writers:

Special thanks to:

Mark Buechler, Research Specialist, Northwest Regional Education Laboratory

Elizabeth Holman, ECS

Ted Kolderie, Senior Associate, Center for Policy Studies

Constance Rizzoli, Research Analyst, Massachusetts House Education, Arts & Humanities Committee

Frank Sobol, Policy Analyst, OERI, U.S. Department of Education

The authors also would like to gratefully acknowledge the following individuals whose counsel and advice helped guide our efforts: Julie Davis Bell, Education Program Director, NCSL; Diane Burkhart, Senior Attorney, Louisiana Senate Research Services; Mary Fulton, Policy Analyst, ECS; Linda Hertert, Director of Policy Studies, ECS; Deborah Inman, Director, National Institute on Educational Governance, Finance, Policymaking and Management, OERI, U.S. Department of Education; Alex Medler, Consultant to the Charter Schools Program, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education; Janelle Miller, Research Associate, ECS; and Robert Palaich, Director of Constituent Services, ECS.

Finally, for their thoughtful review and management of our manuscript, the authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of Rod Schwartz, Editor, and Mark Travaglini, Program Analyst, OERI, U.S. Department of Education.

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[Preface]

[Introduction]

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