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School Chartering Processes: Academic Accountability Issues
An examination of the accountability requirements in the process Milwaukee schools go through to obtain a charter, and offering recommendations on how to insure greater charter school accountability to the public through changes in the chartering procedure
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Chronology of Edison Project Funding
An annual report by the Center for the Analysis of Commercialism in Education. The chronology outlines the Edison Project's financial arrangements from 1991-99
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School Commercialism, Student Health, and the Pressure to Do More With Less
While the health of schoolchildren continues to decline, corporations are targeting schools to advertise and sell products that are profitable but not necessarily the most healthful
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No Student Left Unsold
The Sixth Annual Report on Schoolhouse Commercialism Trends, Year 2002-2003, finds that commercial activity remains firmly entrenched in American public schools as protest mounts from citizens and legislative efforts to rein it in
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Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Organizations: 2003-2004
This annual report, in its sixth edition, found that 51 management companies (EMOs) operate in 28 states and the District of Columbia, enrolling some 200,400 students. The report is the most comprehensive resource on the for-profit education management industry
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Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places
Professor Alex Molnar argues that "Exclusive Agreements And Incentive Programs may be doing more harm than good: One of the most disturbing trends is schools attempting to raise money by engaging in activities that undermine their curricular message and, in some instances, promote unhealthy student lifestyles.
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School Vouchers: The Law, the Research, and the Public Policy Implications
Notwithstanding claims to the contrary, a decade of research has shown no academic benefit from sending students to voucher schools. The few studies that do show improvement have been produced under conditions that have led to serious questions about the quality of their research. International and domestic research, however, has found that voucher programs may in fact increase funding inequities between low-income and high-income school districts, stratify students by income, race and social background, and drain needed funds from the nation's public school systems
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Educational Vouchers: A Review of the Research
A review of the research on the effects of vouchers on student achievement. The review is excerpted from two reports by Alex Molnar published by the Keystone Research Center
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Cashing in on Kids
The Second Annual Report on Trends in Schoolhouse Commercialism, Year 1998-1999, tracks corporate activity in American schools. This report was funded by Consumers Union
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Sponsored Schools and Commercialized Classrooms
The First Annual Report on Trends In Schoolhouse Commercialism tracks seven areas of corporate activity in American schools over a period of eight years. This report was funded by Consumers Union
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