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SEARCH TERM: School Choice

Found 73 grants with the text "School Choice"
For a total of $4,979,270
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Date	Amount	Purpose	Recipient	Funder
11-9-2005	75,000	To support a Spanish-language mass-media campaign on school choice	Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
10-9-2005	75,000	To support a Spanish-language mass-media campaign on school choice	Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-17-2005	10,000	To support scholarship assistance for students participating in the Milwaukee School Choice Program	Marquette University High School Foundation, Inc.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-9-2005	10,000	To support scholarship assistance for students participating in the Milwaukee School Choice Program	Pius XI High School, Milwaukee	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-9-2005	10,000	To support the scholarship assistance for students participating in the Milwaukee School Choice Program	Divine Savior Holy Angels High School	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-30-2004	161,910	Does School Choice Work? The Impact of Public School Choice Programs on Student Achievement Julian Betts will examine the impact of public school choice programs on student performance in the San Diego school district. The project's findings will appear in a report and a series of policy briefs.	Public Policy Institute of California	Smith Richardson Foundation
9-28-2004	50,000	To support School Reform News and a Chicago-specific school choice initiative	Heartland Institute	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-28-2004	200,000	Grant originally made to Children First America, which merged with American Education Reform Council to form the School Choice Alliance	School Choice Alliance	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2003	15,000	To foster School Choice in Maryland	Maryland Public Policy Institute	JM Foundation
3-10-2003	10,000	To support participation in Milwaukee's school choice program	Marquette University High School Foundation, Inc.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2002	80,000	Will Choice Save the Children Left Behind? Implementation of the Public School Choice and Supplemental Services Provision of NCLB Frederick Hess will convene a conference and commission research to assess how state and local governments are implementing provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 that mandate support for children in failing schools. The project's findings will be published in an edited volume.	American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002	38,011	Does School Choice Work? The Impact of Public School Choice Programs on Student Achievement Julian Betts will examine the impact of public school choice programs on student performance. He will use data on student performance in the San Diego schooldistrict to examine how that district's system of public school choice has affected student achievement. The project's findings will appear in a report and a series of policy briefs.	Public Policy Institute of California	Smith Richardson Foundation
10-9-2002	10,000	To support "The School Choice Committee"	Ohio Roundtable	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2001	20,000	For support in 2002 for the Centre for Independent Studies project, "Developing School Choice," under the supervision of Professor Peter Saunders, Director of the Centre's Social Policy Research Program, St. Leonards, Sydney, Australia	History and Economics Research Institute	Earhart Foundation
7-15-2001	125,000	To support the Florida Child ($75,000) and D.C. Parents for School Choice ($50,000) organizations	Children's Educational Opportunity (CEO) Foundation America	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2000	134,350	Finding Better Schools: Publics, Charters, and Parental Choice John Kain will assess the effects on student performance of offering parents a range of alternative school choices. He will examine the factors influencing parental choices of schools and measure the student achievement differences between charter schools and regular district schools. The project’s findings will be published in a series of working papers and articles in academic and public policy journals.	University of Texas at Dallas	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	45,130	Moral and Normative Aspects of School Choice Alan Wolfe will lead an effort to explore the normative aspects of the debate over school choice. He will commission research and convene a conference that will address the impact that school choice programs might have on pluralism, equality, and the law.	Boston College	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000	75,000	A national public information project to expand understanding of school choice	Alliance for School Choice, Inc.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
11-6-2000	50,000	To support general operations ($60K) and a study of school choice ($30K)	Mackinac Center for Public Policy	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
9-19-2000	66,700	To support a monograph on the impact of school choice on Milwaukee's public schools, and a task force on faith-based service delivery	Institute for Contemporary Studies	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999	308,867	Finding Better Schools: Publics, Charters, and Parental Choice John F. Kain will assess the effects of alternative school choices on student performance. He will examine the factors that influence parental school choices and student achievement differences between charter schools and regular district schools.	University of Texas at Dallas	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	9,495	Effects of Competition on Schools in New Zealand Helen Ladd will assess how school administrators and parents reacted to shifts in the socioeconomic composition of schools under New Zealand's nationwide system of school choice.	Duke University	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	122,678	Moral and Normative Aspects of School Choice Alan Wolfe will lead an effort to explore the normative aspects of the debate over school choice. He will commission research and convene a conference that will address the impact that school choice programs might have on pluralism, equality, and the law.	Boston College	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999	75,000	A national public information project to expand understanding of school choice.	Alliance for School Choice, Inc.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998	50,000	To support the continued evaluation of school choice in New York	Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998	137,862	Shopping for Schools: The Costs of Information and Allocative Efficiency in School Choice Mark Schneider will research whether improving the accessibility of information on public and charter school options helps parents make informed choicesregarding school selection. He will create the School Choice Shopping Center on the Internet and study how parents use the information available on the web site.	State University of New York at Stony Brook	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	250,000	Evaluation on the New York City Scholarship Program David Myers will lead a project to assess the impact on educational achievement of a private scholarship program, which allows low-income families in New York City to pay for tuition in the private school of their choice. The project will randomly assign students to treatment and control groups in order to measure the effects of school choice.	Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998	25,000	Projects on teachers and school choice	Focus on the Family	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998	51,370	To support legal expenses relating to the defense of school choice in Wisconsin	State of Wisconsin	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998	139,778	System Effects of School Choice Thomas Lasley will examine the impact of a privately financed school choice scholarship program on public schools and publish the findings in a series of papers. He will trace how public and private schools, parents, classroom teachers, and community institutions respond to a privately financed school choice program in Dayton.	University of Dayton	Smith Richardson Foundation
10-28-1998	1,750	To support tuition for school choice students	Mt. Saint Joseph's Academy	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
9-21-1998	1,250	To support a conference on school choice	Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-19-1998	50,000	To support legal expenses relating to the defense of school choice in Wisconsin	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-8-1998	2,475	To support tuition for school choice students	Mt. Saint Joseph's Academy	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-8-1998	50,000	To support evaluation of the Washington Scholarship Fund's school choice program	Northern Illinois University	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-10-1998	50,000	To support legal expenses relating to the defense of school choice in Wisconsin	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1997	15,000	Toward educational programs on property rights and school choice	Landmark Legal Foundation	JM Foundation
12-31-1997	201,185	Shopping for Schools: The Costs of Information and Allocative Efficiency in School Choice This grant supports a project designed to learn if improving the accessibility of information on public and charter school options helps parents make informed choices regarding school selecton. Mark Schneider will create the School Choice Shopping Center on the Internet and then study how parents use the information available on the web site. Project results will be disseminated through education policy conferences and professional journals.	State University of New York at Stony Brook	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	250,000	Evaluation of the New York City Scholarship Program This grant supports an assessment of the impact on educational achievement of a private scholarshp program designed to help low-income families in New York City pay for tuition in the private school of their choice. The project, directed by David Myers, will randomly assign students to treatment and control groups in order to measure the effects of school choice. The project will produce reports, professional papers, and a public use data set.	Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1997	50,000	Fund training programs and technical support for local school choice and voucher programs	Children's Educational Opportunity (CEO) Foundation America	Castle Rock Foundation
12-31-1997	136,619	System Effects of School Choice This grant supports research on how schools and school systems respond to a privately financed school choice scholarship program. Thomas Lasley will conduct a five-year study in Dayton, tracing how public and private schools, parents, classroom teachers, and community institutions respond to a privately financed school choice program. The project will result in reports for local and national policy makers, administrators, educators, and researchers.	University of Dayton	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-17-1997	100,000	To support legal expenses relating to the defense of school choice in Wisconsin	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
9-9-1997	60,000	To support general operations and school choice projects	Institute for Justice	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
8-10-1997	3,750	To support tuition for school choice students	Mt. Saint Joseph's Academy	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-11-1997	50,000	To support legal fees in defense of the constitutionality of the amended Milwaukee School Choice Program	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
3-11-1997	60,000	To support general operations and school choice projects	Institute for Justice	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-9-1997	50,000	To support legal fees in defense of the constitutionality of the amended Milwaukee School Choice Program	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1996	25,000	Founded in 1996 to lay the educational foundation for school choice in K-12 education. Plans to do this through publications, speakers, and outreach to the parents, the business community, and minority groups. Also will fund policy organization that promote educational choice.	Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation	Castle Rock Foundation
12-31-1996	2,000	To support publications on school choice	Yankee Institute	JM Foundation
12-31-1996	250,000	Evaluation of the New York City Scholarship Program This grant supports a study that will assess the impact of a private scholarship program designed to help low-income families in New York City pay for tuition in the private school of their choice. The project will randomly assign students to treatment and control groups in order to measure the effects of school choice. The project will produce reports, professional papers, and a public use data set.	Corporation for the Advancement of Policy Evaluation	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-29-1996	60,000	To support general operations and school choice projects	Institute for Justice	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
11-10-1996	100,000	To support legal fees in defense of the constitutionality of the amended Milwaukee School Choice Program	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
6-9-1996	30,521	To support an educational program on school choice	Black Research Organization, Inc.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-3-1996	150,000	To support activities related to the litigation of the school choice issue	Wisconsin, State of	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1995	43,034	Reviewing the Study of School Choice Effectiveness in Milwaukee This grant supports an evaluation of the effects of Milwaukee's school voucher program for low-income children. The researchers will reanalyze data collected for a previous eation in order to compare the educational achievment of a randomly selected group of students who received the vouchers with a control group. The results will be presented in professional journals and other public policy publications.	Harvard University	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995	50,000	Public School Choice in Massachusetts This grant supports a book-length study of the effects of the Massachusetts public school choice program. The study will examine parental responses to the program, its financial impact on school districts, and changes in the racial and socioeconomic composition of sending and receiving schools.	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research	Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995	29,585	Does School Choice Work? An Analysis of the Milwaukee Choice Plan This grant supports an evaluation of the effects of Milwaukee's school voucher program for low-income children. The researchers will reanalyze data collected for a previousluation in order to compare the educational achievement of a randomly selected group of students who received the vouchers with a control group. The results will be presented in professional journals and other public policy publications.	University of Houston	Smith Richardson Foundation
8-9-1995	40,000	To support research on school choice debate	Institute for Contemporary Studies	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-19-1995	20,000	To support a public information campaign regarding the State's expanded parental school choice program	Black Research Organization, Inc.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-10-1995	40,000	To support research on school choice debate	Institute for Contemporary Studies	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
4-10-1995	950	To support the annual school choice convention	National Catholic Educational Association	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1994	50,000	Litigation in defense of school choice and property rights	Institute for Justice	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
7-11-1994	50,000	To support a national survey on school choice	Brookings Institution	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1993	25,000	Center for American Political Studies. An evaluation of school choice programs in Milwaukee by Paul E. Peterson	Harvard University	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1993	75,000	An educational project in New Jersey about school choice	American Alliance for Better Schools Foundation	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
11-9-1993	34,000	To support a study of school choice	Hudson Institute, Inc.	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1992	16,000	EDUCATIONAL PROJECT FOR CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE	Reason Foundation	The Carthage Foundation
6-16-1992	50,000	To support a documentary on school choice	Corporation for Educational Radio and Television	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1991	25,000	To support research and education on school choice issues	Reason Foundation	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
11-14-1991	75,000	To support a project on school choice undertaken by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	Brookings Institution	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-14-1991	75,000	To support the research on school choice by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	Brookings Institution	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-13-1991	75,000	To support the research on school choice by John Chubb and Terry Moe.	Brookings Institution	The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1989	25,000	To support a survey on the impact of school choice programs	Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.	John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.

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