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Research

Morrison Institute is a leading resource for relevant research, analysis and policy choices of public value. Recent research reports are listed below.

More Morrison Institute research reports are available in the Arizona State University archives.

Gamechangers?

Reports and Publications

October 2017

Thom Reilly, Andrea Whitsett, Joseph Garcia, William Hart, Patrick McWhortor, Bonnie Reiss, Christian Grose, Michelle Cornelius, S. Jason Giannaros, Jacqueline Salit, Cathy Stewart



Financing Special Education

Education Financing and Special Education



Reports and Publications

September 2017

Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert



Restraints and Seclusion

Reports and Publications

August 2017

Erica McFadden, Ph.D.



Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

Reports and Publications

August 2017

Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert



This year, the Arizona Legislature approved 30,000 new Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to be in use by the year 2022. This briefing paper examines how ESAs are working for individuals with disabilities as intended, as well as some unintended consequences.

Mobility a challenge for persons with developmental disabilities

Reports and Publications
August 2017
Erica McFadden, Eric Hedberg

Fixing Arizona’s Mass Incarceration Dilemma

Reports and Publications

August 2017

Hon. R.L. Gottsfield, Larry A. Hammond, and Donna Lee Elm



The Past, Present and Future of the Arizona Initiative

Reports and Publications

May 2017

David Berman



Two initiative-related measures were passed in the 2017 Arizona legislative session: One banned the practice of paying petition circulators on a per-signature basis and the other required that citizen initiatives be in strict compliance with the law rather than substantial compliance.

 

Preventing Families’ ‘Drift Into Failure’

Reports and Publications

May 2017

Erica Quintana, Jade Sun



Finding & Keeping Educators for Arizona's Classrooms

Reports and Publications

May 2017

Dan Hunting, Thom Reilly, Andrea Whitsett, Samantha Briggs, Joseph Garcia, Bill Hart



Voters, Media & Social Networks

Reports and Publications

April 2017

Eric Hedberg, Thom Reilly, David Daugherty, Joseph Garcia