School Choice Demonstration Project |

The School Choice Demonstration Project (SCDP) is an educational research project based within the University of Arkansas’ Department of Education Reform. The national team of researchers, institutional research partners, and staff of the SCDP are devoted to the rigorous and unbiased evaluation of school choice programs and other school improvement efforts across the country.

The SCDP is committed to raising and advancing the public’s understanding of the strengths and limitations of school choice policies and programs.

Dataset: “Charter school funding: Little progress towards equity in the city”

Mar 1, 2024 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

These data informed the following policy report: Johnson, A. H., McGee, J. B., Wolf, P. J., May, J. F., & Maloney, L. D. (2023, August). Charter school funding: Little progress towards equity in the city. School Choice Demonstration Project, University of...

Charter School Funding: Did Initial Pandemic Relief Advance Equity in the City?

Dec 20, 2023 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

Johnson, A. H., McGee, J. B., Wolf, P. J., May, J. F., & Maloney L. D. Charter School Funding: Did Initial Pandemic Relief Advance Equity in the City? School Choice Demonstration Project, 2023.

Still a Good Investment: Charter School Productivity in Nine Cities

Nov 1, 2023 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

Johnson, Alison H., McGee, Josh, B., Wolf, Patrick J., May, Jay F., Maloney, Larry, D. Still a Good Investment: Charter School Productivity in Nine Cities. School Choice Demonstration Project.

Charter School Funding: Little Progress Towards Equity in the City

Aug 9, 2023 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

Heape-Johnson, A., McGee, J. B., Wolf, P. J., May, J. F., & Maloney, L. D. (August 2023). Charter School Funding: Little Progress Towards Equity in the City. School Choice Demonstration Project.

Charter School Funding Disparities: Los Angeles, California

Apr 18, 2023 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

Heape-Johnson, A., McGee, Josh B., Wolf, Patrick J., Maloney, Larry D., & May, Jay F. (April 2023) Charter School Funding Disparities: Los Angeles, California. School Choice Demonstration Project.

Charter School Funding Inequities: Rochester, New York

Jan 27, 2022 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

McGee, Josh B., Wolf, Patrick J., & Maloney, Larry D. (January 2022). Charter School Funding Inequities: Rochester, New York. School Choice Demonstration Project.

Charter School Funding: Dispelling Myths about EMOs, Expenditure Patterns, & Nonpublic Dollars

Oct 21, 2021 | Recent Releases, Work on Charter Schools

Dills, Angela, Wolf, Patrick J, DeAngelis, Corey A., May, Jay F, Maloney, Larry D, & Syftestad, Cassidy (October 2021) Charter School Funding: Dispelling Myths about EMOs, Expenditure Patterns, & Nonpublic Dollars. School Choice Demonstration Project....