Please refer to the following studies, publications, issue briefs etc. for information regarding non-traditional schools.

A Decade of Public Charter Schools, An Evaluation of the Public Charter School Program 2000-2001, November 2002

A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement

Academic Success Among Poor and Minority Students

Add it Up: Using Research to Improve the Education of Low-Income and Minority Students

Aiming Higher: A Meeting the Challenges of Education Reform in Texas, June 2002

A Passion for Public Education Reform

Broken Promises II: The Texas Charter School System at Five Years, 2001

2002 Comprehensive Annual Report on Texas Public Schools, December 2002

Charter School Accountability Ratings for 2002, March 2003

Charter School Accountability: A Guide to Issues and Options for Charter Authorizers

Cyber Charter Schools

Directory of Texas Charter Schools, March 2003

Does Choice Really Lead to Racially Distinctive Schools? Charter Schools and Household Preferences, 2002

Educational Reform Implementation: A Co-Constructed Process

Emerging Politics of Hispanic Education: From Politics to the Courts and Back Again

Fact Sheet on Charter Schools in Texas

Newly Chartered Waters: An Analysis of Texas Charter School Performance, April 2001

Performance of Open Enrollment Charter Schools (Texas), 2001-20002

Roosevelt High School: The Alliance Schools Initiative

School/Community Partnerships to Support Language Minority Student Successes

Setting High Standards in Alternative Education

Social Capital and the Educational Performance of Latino and Non-Latino Youth

Summary of Open Enrollment Charter School Laws (Texas),

Summary of Chapter 100 Charter Rules (Texas), April 2002

Texas Open Enrollment Chart Schools Fifth Year Evaluation, July 2002

Texas Charter Schools: Do They Measure Up?, June 2002

Texas Charter School Summary Information of Student Demographics, TAAS Performance and Teacher Characteristics

Tracking, "Untracking": Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Educational Innovation

Venturesome Capital: State Charter School Finance Systems, 2000

Questions? --Zoraima Diaz zoraima26@yahoo.com, David Morales gator23105@aol.com