This publication presents the program objectives and research design for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, and Hooksett. Separate sections of the report discuss various aspects of the voucher program, including…

This publication is the final summary report for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, Hooksett, and Salem. Separate sections of the report discuss the purpose of the voucher program, the background of the program,…

This publication is the final interim report for an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the New Hampshire communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, Hooksett, and Salem. This particular report covers the period from July 1, 1975 to May 31, 1976. The first section of the…

This report describes existing conditions in five New Hampshire school districts as of August 1975. This description is intended to provide a data base for later analysis of an experimental program intended to plan, implement, and evaluate an educational voucher system in the communities of Allenstown, Candia, Deerfield, Hollis, and Hooksett.…

This report presents a case history of federal and state efforts to encourage voluntary adoption of an experimental educational voucher program by a number of New Hampshire school districts in the mid-1970s. The author traces the path of the "unregulated voucher" concept from its birth in 1969 to its consideration and rejection by New…

This paper describes an extended school year (ESY) project that was developed and implemented cooperatively by three Michigan school districts and offers comments and suggestions for school administrators considering adoption of such a program. In the Michigan ESY project, the normal school year was divided into four terms of nine weeks each, and…

This report chronicles the history of the East Hartford Connecticut Parents' Choice Project, the planning phase of a proposed education voucher program financed by the National Institute of Education (NIE), from February 1975 through January 1976. The report is based on the observations of an independent site historian, who attempted to be as…

Title III projects conducted by local education agencies in Connecticut are listed alphabetically by agency and described. Each entry gives project title, amount and term of funding, target population, major objectives, evaluation design, findings to date, and dissemination plan. The agency name and address and the project director for each of the…