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VSA International Art Program for Children with Disabilities: Resources for Educators and Parents
ReportsDepartment of VSA and Accessibility at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts21 Sep, 2015
A list of resources that are designed to help educators and parents gain more useful information on the relationship of arts, education, and disabilities, especially for children… Read more
Master Class: Board Development and Governance
Event 09 Sep, 2015
Non-profit boards serve an important role in ensuring strong governance of schools. Independent governance is the key differentiator between public charter schools and other… Read more
Understanding Student Discipline Practices in Charter Schools: A Research Agenda
ReportsCRPE, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, and Karega Rausch02 Sep, 2015
Fair use of exclusionary discipline is a rising concern in public schools. At issue is whether this type of discipline is disproportionately applied to certain groups of students… Read more
Non-SEA Competition for Charter Schools Accepting Applications
AnnouncementsNCSRC24 Aug, 2015
Non-SEA Competition for Charter Schools Accepting Applications
The U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program (CSP) has just announced the Non-State Educational Agency… Read more
Backfill in Charter High Schools: Practices to Learn From and Questions to be Answered
ReportsCRPE14 Aug, 2015
Backfill, or whether charter high schools fill open seats after initial enrollment, has become a contentious issue for those in and around the charter sector. Some have criticized… Read more
The Best of Both Worlds: Can District-Charter Co-Location Be a Win-Win?
ReportsCRPE14 Aug, 2015
District schools and charter schools are often at odds. When the two school types share a school building—arrangements known as “co-locations”—the tensions can boil over. But what… Read more
The Best of Both Worlds: School District-Charter Sector Boundary Spanners
ReportsCRPE14 Aug, 2015
A growing number of school districts are moving away from the idea that charter schools are the enemy. Instead, districts are breaking down barriers and openly discussing how to… Read more
Separation of Church and School: Guidance for Public Charter Schools Using Religious Facilities
ToolkitsLisa Scruggs, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools23 Jul, 2015
This report discusses the need to protect access to facilities to ensure continued charter school growth and quality. The primary aim is helping public charter school attorneys… Read more
Charter School Performance in Texas
ReportsCredo22 Jul, 2015
This report provides an in-depth examination of the results for charter schools in Texas. It is also an update to CREDO’s first analysis, also on the NCSRC. This report has two… Read more
Master Class: Parent & School Engagement for CSOs
Event 24 Jun, 2015
State-based CSOs provide a range of support to charter schools and serve as the epicenter for statewide best-practices. CSOs have a role to play in helping to empower charter… Read more