The California State University (CSU) Institute for Education Reform is a university-based policy center focusing on elementary and secondary school issues. Located on the California State University, Sacramento campus, the Institute works with all 23 campuses of the CSU system and is supported by the Chancellor's Office. Its goals are to link the university and state policy makers with important developments and concerns within the K-12 education community and to provide assistance to K-12 schools which are undertaking or contemplating major reform activities. The Institute was founded in 1995 by then Chancellor Barry Munitz and Gary K. Hart, former state Senator and veteran chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

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• Charter Schools, School Choice, Student Achievement
  (PDF File) March, 2004



• The California High School Exit Exam: Gearing Up for the High-Stakes Test
  (PDF File) November, 2002



• Giving Kids a Chance: Investing in Early Care and Education
  (PDF File) February, 2002



• Characteristics and Performance of Advanced Placement Classes in California
  (PDF File) June, 2001



• Middle School Extended-Year Proposal: Theory and Practice
  (PDF File) February, 2001



• Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program
  (PDF File) January, 2001