About This Study

At the recommendation of Congress, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is sponsoring a National Study of Charter Schools. The Study is funded under contract number RC 95 196001 to RPP International, and is monitored by the National Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, and Assessment. The research contract is coordinated with the other ED charter school activities, including the State Grant Program, monitored by the Department's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The four-year study includes:

An annual survey of all charter schools;

An ethnographic study of a stratified random sample of charter schools;

Longitudinal data on student achievement at a sample of charter schools;

Comparison of student achievement data sample of charter schools and their districts; and

State-level policy studies

An electronic copy of this report, its Executive Summary, and other material from the National Study also may be found at the following World Wide Web sites:

http://www.rppintl.com/

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/

http://www.uscharterschools.org/
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[Appendix E: Charter Schools and Title I]