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McShane, Michael Q.; Kisida, Brian; Jensen, Laura I.; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2012
This report is the fifth in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) providing descriptive information about the schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Following a brief history of the MPCP, this year's report contains descriptive statistics about schools participating in…
Descriptors: Private Schools, School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Program Effectiveness
Kisida, Brian; Jensen, Laura I.; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2011
This report is the fourth in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) that provides descriptive information about the schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). A total of 115 schools participated in the MPCP for the entire 2009-10 academic year, with 20,899 students enrolled…
Descriptors: Private Schools, School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2011
In 2006 Wisconsin policymakers identified the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) as the organization to help answer lingering questions about the effects of the MPCP [Milwaukee Parental Choice Program]. The SCDP is a national research organization, based in the University of Arkansas' Department of Education Reform, dedicated to the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Neighborhoods, Charter Schools, Racial Segregation
Stewart, Thomas; Jacob, Anna M.; Jensen, Laura I. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2012
The School Site Visits study is part of the fifth series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP). It describes some of the major challenges experienced and common practices demonstrated by thirteen (13) K-12 schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). During the 2010-11 school year,…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, School Culture, School Choice, Evaluation
Kisida, Brian; Jensen, Laura I.; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2009
This report is the second in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) providing descriptive information about the schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Following a brief history of the MPCP, this year's report contains a set of baseline descriptive statistics about…
Descriptors: School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2010
The Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) was established in 1990 as the first urban education reform in the U.S. built around the idea of permitting parents to enroll their children in private schools of their choosing at government expense. In its first year of operation, the MPCP or "Choice" program enrolled 341 students in the…
Descriptors: Private Schools, School Choice, Achievement Gains, Academic Achievement
Kisida, Brian; Jensen, Laura; Rahn, James C.; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2008
This report is the first in a series of annual reports produced by the School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) that will provide descriptive information about the schools participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). Following a brief history of the MPCP, this year's report contains a set of baseline descriptive statistics…
Descriptors: School Choice, Demonstration Programs, Program Descriptions, Participation
Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2008
This report provides an overview of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the author's plan for evaluating it over a five year period. It also presents a brief summary of the main findings of the four distinct topical reports that the author and his colleagues have completed for 2006-07--the baseline year of the evaluation. Those four…
Descriptors: School Choice, Longitudinal Studies, Research Reports, Program Evaluation