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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing

Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
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The Arts in Charter Schools
ReportsCassandra Quillen, Education Commission of the States, Arts Education Partnership09 Sep, 2020
This report highlights strategies six charter schools (located in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, and North Carolina) are using to provide arts education to… Read more

Charter School Facility Refinancing Guide & Toolkit
ToolkitsElise Balboni, Bluum, The Charter School Facility Center01 Sep, 2020
An in-depth, step-by-step facilities loan refinancing guide for charter school operators and accompanying planning toolkit.
A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their Communities
Webinar 29 Jul, 2020 to 29 Jul, 2020
How have CMOs expanded and replicated high-quality schools? The National Charter School Resource Center connected with leaders from AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies to… Read more

Promising Practices Brief: Improving Student Engagement and Attendance During COVID-19 School Closures
ReportsInsight Policy Research and American Institutes for Research01 Jul, 2020
This promising practices brief explores the limited research on monitoring and promoting attendance and engagement during online learning and summarizes the practices used by a… Read more
A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
Webinar 30 Jun, 2020 to 30 Jun, 2020
"Empathy and sympathy cannot lead to academic apathy. COVID is the catalyst for all to refine schools."
-Quest Academy
Wondering how your peers are tackling school improvement in… Read more
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
ToolkitsBellwether Education Partners12 Jun, 2020
This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history of school-based policing since the 1950s. The included slide deck presents a summary of the research on school… Read more

Charter School Facilities: Emerging Trends
ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center23 Mar, 2020
This report covers national and regional trends impacting the current landscape of charter school facilities, and describes three ongoing trends:
Trend 1: Geographic and… Read more

Preparation for Replication: Case Study of AECI
Case Study 20 Mar, 2020
Introduction
More than 4,000 charter schools around the country operate as independent, “mom and pop” schools without the supports of charter management organizations (CMOs).1… Read more

Shifting to At-Home Learning
ToolkitsTNTP01 Mar, 2020
This toolkit provides school and network leaders with a framework to plan for improving their approach to serving all students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The framework includes… Read more
The SMART Approach: Strategies for Making Objectives SMART
Webinar 19 Feb, 2020 to 19 Feb, 2020
CSP grantees gathered for a webinar focused on developing SMART objectives and measures in support of Charter School Program grants. The event was based on NCSRC’s resource, SMART… Read more