University of Southern California
Rossier School of Education Excellence in Higher Education
Research Areas : 

Charter Schools
Education Reform
Leadership / Entrepreneurship
Decentralization
Strategic Alliances in Education



Strategic Alliances in Education

The National Center for Accelerated Schools PLUS
Comprehensive school reform model that includes community partnerships.

The Annenberg Challenge
Includes project updates, news and media coverage, evaluations, and publications.

Boston Plan for Excellence in the Public Schools
Includes information and resources related to the Annenberg Challenge in Boston.

Consortium for Policy Research in Education
Center that conducts research on public schools that have contracted with private firms for the provision of educational services.

Consortium on Chicago School Research
Consortium of researchers who researched the Annenberg Challenge in Chicago.

EdInvest
Provides research and publications related to developing successful public-private partnerships.

EdVisions Cooperative
A cooperative of teachers and educators providing educational services to schools.

The Houston A+ Challenge

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Center that conducted research on the Annenberg Challenge in Los Angeles.

National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education
The Center provides independent, non-partisan information on charter schools and privatization in education.

The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships
Provides resources, publications, and training materials related to public-private partnerships.

National Council of La Raza
Offers a charter school development grant and educational services for charter schools.

The Rural School and Community Trust
An organization that seeks to strengthen relationships between rural schools and communities as well as involve students in community-based work experiences.

Springboard Schools
A reform effort in which schools and districts work together in local colloratives.