Open Enrollment in K-12 Public Education. Education Policy Brief. Volume 7, Number 3, Summer 2009

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Title: Open Enrollment in K-12 Public Education. Education Policy Brief. Volume 7, Number 3, Summer 2009
Language: English
Authors: Herrmann, Adam M., Burroughs, Nathan, Plucker, Jonathan A., Indiana University, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy
Source: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University. 2009.
Availability: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy. 1900 East Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47406-7512. Tel: 800-511-6575; Tel: 812-855-4438; Fax: 812-856-5890; e-mail: ceep@indiana.edu; Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~ceep
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2009
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Open Enrollment, Public Education, School Choice, Surveys, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Evaluation
Geographic Terms: Indiana
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Household Education Survey
Abstract: The primary objective of this brief is to explore open enrollment by examining the ways in which it is currently implemented. A second purpose of this brief is to identify the potential strengths and weaknesses of open enrollment in order to develop a more complete understanding of its contribution to education reform. Finally, recent changes to school funding in Indiana that more readily enable the use of open enrollment make this a timely report. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.)
Abstractor: ERIC
Number of References: 16
Entry Date: 2009
Accession Number: ED507075
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The primary objective of this brief is to explore open enrollment by examining the ways in which it is currently implemented. A second purpose of this brief is to identify the potential strengths and weaknesses of open enrollment in order to develop a more complete understanding of its contribution to education reform. Finally, recent changes to school funding in Indiana that more readily enable the use of open enrollment make this a timely report. (Contains 3 figures and 2 tables.)