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Who Chooses Schools and Why?

a conference held on October 11, 2005
to bring together parents, practitioners, policymakers, and researchers
to share what we know -- and still need to learn -- about
parental participation and student outcomes regarding
public and private school choice in Greater Hartford

Co-sponsors:
The University of Connecticut
Center for Education Policy Analysis
at the Neag School of Education
and the
Cities, Suburbs, and Schools Research Project
Educational Studies Program, Trinity College

Conference Program (PDF)

Presentations:
Introduction (PowerPoint)

"Public and Private School Choice in Greater Hartford:
A Brief Overview and Computer Mapping Analysis,"
by Jack Dougherty and Naralys Estevez, Trinity College (PowerPoint -- 7mb file)

"What Do Parents Want?"
by Courtney Bell, University of Connecticut (PowerPoint)

"What Are the Outcomes of Choice Programs?"
by Casey Cobb, University of Connecticut (PowerPoint)

Jack Dougherty