The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education releases a number of research, evaluation, and data products each year. DESE reports are organized as shown below.
Charter School Legislative Report - FY2023 (November 2024)
Charter School Legislative Report - FY2024 (October 2024)
Report to the Legislature: Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools — FY2017 to FY2022 (July 2022)
Charter School Data Annual Report (July 2022)
Charter School Data Annual Report (February 2020)
Charter School Data Annual Report (April 2019)
Can Successful Schools Replicate? Scaling Up Boston's Charter Sector (March 2018)
Charter School Data Annual Report (February 2018)
Report to the Legislature: Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools — FY2016 (April 2017)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2016 (February 2017)
Report on the Expanded Learning Time Grant: Costs and Expenditures (February 2016)
Charter School Enrollment Data Annual Report (February 2016)
Implementation and Fiscal Impact of Innovation Schools (February 2016)
Expanded Learning Time Grant: Costs, Expenses and Recommendations for Sustainability (March 2015)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2014 (December 2014)
Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston (December 2014)
Teaching to the Student: Charter School Effectiveness in Spite of Perverse Incentives (May 2014)
Charter School Data Annual Report — FY2013 (December 2013)
Charter School Demand and Effectiveness: A Boston Update (November 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Collaborative Planning: Issue Brief (June 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Implementation Paper (May 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Enrichment: Issue Brief (April 2013)
Expanded Learning Time Schools Time Use: Issue Brief (April 2013)
Expanded Learning Time: Cost Analysis (October 2012)
Expanded Learning Time Expenditures (December 2011)
Student Achievement in Massachusetts' Charter Schools (January 2011)
Expanded Learning Time Outcomes Evaluation: Year Three (December 2009)
Informing the Debate: Comparing Boston's Charter, Pilot and Traditional Schools (January 2009)
Last Updated: February 21, 2025