State Education Agency Resources

Charter schools have always had difficulty finding affordable buildings. In response, charter school supporters have explored many policy and market approaches, ranging from… Read More

These brief profiles provide an overview of several cross-sector initiatives in the District of Columbia and in Massachusetts.

This guide is intended as a resource for state education agency (SEA) leaders, other state-level policymakers, and their staff to prompt their thinking about what such support… Read More

More than 25 million Americans—almost eight percent of the population—were affected by natural disasters in 2017. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is an… Read More

Nationally, the demand for charter schools is high, yet access to affordable school facilities is a continued barrier to the growth of the charter sector. New charter organizers… Read More

Charter schools face high-stakes accountability. When charter schools fail to perform as expected, including as measured on state tests, authorizers are often expected to close… Read More

Each year, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (the Alliance) ranks states based on how well their charter school laws align to a set of standards that the Alliance… Read More

The Guide to Charter or Community Schools publication from Ohio School Boards provides an informative snapshot of charter or community schools in Ohio. It provides… Read More

CSOs often run programs to help teams of charter applicants develop their charter proposal and open a new school. These programs can impact the number of new charter schools… Read More

CSP SE grants give states the opportunity to provide technical assistance on a wide array of issues facing charter schools. Among these technical assistance opportunities, SE… Read More