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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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Charter School Facility Incubators: A case study of Washington, D.C.'s innovative approach to charter school facilities
ReportsTim Field and Troy Smith01 Jul, 2019
This case study outlines how Washington, D.C.'s facilities "incubator" helps resolve charter facilities issues in the city.
State Policy Snapshot: Facilities Funding for Public Charter Schools
ReportsCharter School Facility Center at National Alliance for Public Charter Schools22 Jun, 2019
Charter school leaders struggle to find suitable and affordable facilities to house their growing student populations. This report by the National Alliance for Public Charter… Read more
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Louisiana
ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative30 Jan, 2019
In the spring of 2018, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League), the Louisiana Association of Public Charter… Read more
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Oklahoma
ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative30 Jan, 2019
In the spring of 2018, the National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the League), the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC… Read more
The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today
ReportsBellwether Education Partners22 Jan, 2019
Bellwether Education Partners (Bellwether) summarizes policies and trends and the current status of charter schools in the United States in this January 2019 presentation. The… Read more
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Behind the Scenes: The Critical Support Roles that Charter Schools Program Credit Enhancement Recipients Play to Improve Charter School Facilities Access
ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center18 Jan, 2019
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

Public Charter Schools: Borrowing with Tax-Exempt Bonds (Third Edition)
ReportsEugene Clark-Herrera, Marc Bauer, Todd Brewer, Steffi Chan, Darrin Glymph, Kathryn Garner, Alison Radecki09 Jan, 2019
This report provides best practices and information about tax-exempt financing, including information about who and what types of projects qualify for tax-exempt financing… Read more
Charter School Facilities Financing Sources: Exploring Quality Opportunity Zones and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs
ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center26 Dec, 2018
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

Natural Disaster Preparation and Response: A Toolkit for Charter Schools
ToolkitsThe National Charter School Resource Center26 Dec, 2018
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

October 2018 Newsletter
Newsletters15 Oct, 2018
NCSRC Resource Round-Up: Back to School Resources for Charter Schools
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) is marking the new school year with a resource round-up,… Read more