Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools labels and…
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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
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Charters without Borders
ReportsHalley Potter, The Century Foundation01 Oct, 2015
Today—just like in 1966 or 2011—it is pretty much universally recognized that the school a child attends has a huge impact on that child’s educational opportunities, but the truth… Read more
School Grades
Toolkits30 Sep, 2015
More than ever, Americans are concerned about the quality of public education, widely viewed as the foundation of economic success and upward mobility. But how can parents and… Read more
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
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
Families Empowered
Publication 25 Aug, 2015
Families Empowered is a nonprofit organization founded to support the escalating number of families searching for a great school for their child. Their stated mission "is to… Read more
Chartering Turnaround: Leveraging Public Charter School Autonomy to Address Failure
ReportsJulie Corbett, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools12 Aug, 2015
Persistently low-achieving public schools around the country have received $5.8 billion from the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program, in addition to districts and state… 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
The Myth About the Special Education Gap
ReportsMarcus A. Winters, Education Next21 Jul, 2015
As public schools, charter schools are legally required to educate all students regardless of the difficulties they bring with them into the classroom. Nonetheless, many are… Read more
Pre-K and Charter Schools: Where State Policies Create Barriers to Collaboration
ReportsSara Mead, Ashley LiBetti Mitchel, Bellwether Education Partners07 Jul, 2015
In Pre-K and Charter Schools: Where State Policies Create Barriers to Collaboration, authors Sara Mead and Ashley LiBetti Mitchel examine thirty-six jurisdictions that have both… Read more