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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The…
"Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools" labels and…
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…
Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’…
A diagnostic tool for school leaders to identify alternatives to school-based policing
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
This resource for school and network leaders synthesizes the history of school-based policing since…
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Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
This study by the California Charter Schools Association considers the potential positive impacts…

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The Charter Connection - February 2021 Newsletters18 Feb, 2021 What's Happening Here's what you may have missed from NCSRC in the past few months: Assessing School Quality This NCSRC tool can lead schools' data-driven school improvement… Read more
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Positive Models and Practices, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, School Community Development, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker
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Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success ToolkitsSchoolHouse Connection11 Feb, 2021 The report is an explainer for charter schools of the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and provides a library of… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Nutrition, Educators, Student Achievement
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Strategies to Virtually Support and Engage Families of Young Children during COVID-19 (and Beyond) ReportsManica F. Ramos, PhD, Tiffany Bamdad, & Chrishana M. Lloyd, PhD11 Jan, 2021 This brief offers an overview of four best practices and lessons learned from research and practice to assist caregivers and teachers with the transition to engaging families… Read more
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We are Family: Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle Webinar 16 Dec, 2020 to 16 Dec, 2020 Charter school leaders from across the country gathered virtually to explore the National Charter School Resource Center’s (NCSRC) newest resource, Planning for Family Engagement… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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School Choice in a Time of Transition Event 15 Dec, 2020 We are approaching the end of one of the most consequential years in the history of American education. Events that have defined 2020 for many Americans—the COVID-19 pandemic,… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Leadership
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School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success? Toolkits01 Dec, 2020 This resource describes a data-driven school improvement process using reflective and diagnostic questions to help administrators identify where they are in their journey to… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Educators, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
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Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle: A Toolkit for School Leaders Toolkits23 Nov, 2020 Effective family engagement is an intentional and systematic partnership of educators, families, and community members who share the responsibility for a student’s preparation for… Read more
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School Culture, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, School Community Development, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Opening and Expanding, Leadership
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing New Research Related to the Early Indicators of Distress Webinar 30 Sep, 2020 to 30 Sep, 2020 Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’s new report, Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The… Read more
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Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector) Event 30 Sep, 2020 Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector) Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (11:00 AM-12:00 PM PDT) Register To Attend The National Charter… Read more
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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers Reports21 Sep, 2020 "Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools" labels and categorizes the indicators of distress that authorizers encounter as a school’s quality begins to decline. This … Read more
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Featured Publications

A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
Toolkits | 12 Jun, 2020
Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
Reports | 01 Nov, 2019
Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices
Toolkits | 15 Mar, 2021

Featured News

Fiscal Year 2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA number 84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A)
News | 27 Jan, 2020
New ED Initiative Related to Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones
News | 10 Oct, 2019
Foundation Directs Funding Toward Special Education Charter Schools
News | 13 Sep, 2018
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