Examples of some of the research and efforts Catamount Fund, Ltd. has performed include the following:

• Engaged several grad students and several other independent contractors and scholars to assemble, read and evaluate material on the status of Nevada public education and education reform;
• Visited with over 100 educators, academics, legislators, constitutional officers, executives, oriented non-profit organizations and interested parties statewide;
• Met with Hoover Institution and Rand scholars, collected relevant books and papers from them;
• Enlisted an advisory team with a sincere interest in education reform;
• Attend legislative committee hearings and meetings;
• Paid for and provided a staff member to Governor’s Office to facilitate the statewide application for the Race to the Top competition;
• Funded scholarly and executive reports, such as: Nevada Economic Diversification, An Economic Analysis of Financial and Intangible Assets Firms in Nevada, Relative Teacher Compensation in Nevada;
• Obtained or purchased numerous papers and books on education-related topics and distributed them to elected officials, educators and relevant parties.