Welcome
Welcome to the Education Finance Research Consortium website. The EFRC is an ongoing collaborative research and policy analysis venture between the New York State Education Department, the New York State Board of Regents, and education scholars, researchers, policy makers and educational institutions in New York State and around the country. The EFRC is based in the Center for Policy Research, a multidisciplinary research center at the University at Albany in Albany, New York.
Announcements
The EFRC is seeking to contract with researchers or research organizations to prepare condition reports on New York State charter schools.
New York State has substantial experience with charter schools, having created its first charter school in 1999. There are now well over 100 charter schools in various districts in New York. The EFRC would like to develop a better understanding of various policy questions pertaining to charter schools.
The total funding for the project is $108,000 including all costs. Questions about the RFP are due January 22, 2010. Research proposals are due February 26, 2010. The research will be conducted in 2010 and 2011.
To access the research questions and information regarding the project, please click on the link below.
Charter School Request For Proposal
January 26, 2010 Charter School RFP Clarifying Announcement:
On page five, the Charter School RFP says: “In no more than five (5) pages, describe how the proposed condition report will address the aforementioned research question." You may submit a 5 page proposal for each research question (i.e., a total of 15 pages). The budget document should be an appended document to the research proposal (i.e., it is not part of the page limit for the research questions).
On Friday, October 23, 2009, the EFRC and the New York State Board of Regents presented three reports on K-12 education in New York State. The condition reports are available for download.
Click here for the 2009 Condition Reports
On Friday, October 31, 2008, the EFRC and the New York State Board of Regents presented three reports on K-12 education in New York State. The condition reports are available for download.
