The Charters & School Choice SIG is established to provide a non-partisan, multidisciplinary forum for research and discussion about various forms of school choice that empower parents with the decision of where to send their children to school.  Our aim is to build an international community of scholars who are in engaged in research, policy and practice concerning school choice and charters. Pursuant to these purposes the SIG may elect to publish its own journal, or hold occasional conferences supplementing AERA meetings.