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Many states are implementing school choice policies allowing parents and students freedom to select a school of their choice. Staff on the Enrollment Options Project studied the impact of school choice legislation for students with and without disabilities for several years. The University of Minnesota received funding from the U.S. Department of Education and Rehabilitative Services to conduct research on the implications of school choice (1990-1995) for students with disabilities and on the outcomes for students who participate in school choice options (1995-1998). The project examined the following school choice options in the State of Minnesota (J.E. Ysseldyke & C. Lange, Principal Investigators):
- second chance programs (alternative schools)
- charter schools, and
- home schooling.
Issues investigated for each school choice option included participation rates, reasons for transfer, special education service delivery, satisfaction, and impact on students with disabilities. In addition, outcomes were studied for students (with and without disabilities who met at-risk criteria) attending alternative schools and high schools.
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The Alternative Schools Research Project is three-year project which gathered and synthesized information about the policies and practices of alternative schools across the nation, especially in relation to students with disabilities. It is one of three studies (focused on alternative schools and students with disabilities) funded in October 2001 by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (H324D010034-02). Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement should be inferred.
The Alternative Schools Research Project Web site is housed at the Institute on Community Integration within the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
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