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 enable 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 charter schools and other forms of school choice. Pursuant to these purposes the SIG may elect to publish its own journal, or hold occasional conferences supplementing AERA meetings.
Welcome to the new website for the AERA Charters & School Choice SIG. The Charters and School Choice SIG was created through a merger of two SIGS, the School Choice and Charter School Research & Evaluation SIGs after two years of work by Robert A. Fox and Penny Wohlstetter. As the current chair, I encourage you to take full advantage of your SIG membership by reaching out to other AERA members to share your research and accomplishments in the field of school choice. We are on Twitter at @AERA_CSC_SIG; you can also use our member spotlight form https://linktr.ee/aera.csc.sig
We are planning some initiatives for the 2024-25 year, including a one-time Graduate Student Research Grant until we can apply for standing awards for early career scholars, so stay tuned! In the meantime, if you have questions or ideas for how to engage members, please contact me at jeanne.powers@asu.edu
Best,
Jeanne M. Powers Charters and School Choice SIG Chair Professor Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Arizona State University
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