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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…
The Death Spiral: Identifying Early Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools (A Conversation with Authorizers)
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
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Charter School Performance in Los Angeles
ReportsCenter for Research on Education Outcomes26 Feb, 2014
A new report released by Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that the typical student in a Los Angeles charter school gains more learning… Read more
20 Years of Charters
ReportsArizona Charter Schools Association 01 Jan, 2014
Charter schools are public schools that are innovative while still being held accountable for improved student achievement. Today, 1 out of every 3 public school is a charter in… Read more
Does the Charter School Board Need to Vote on Everything?
ReportsJoe Keeny, Michael Higgins01 Nov, 2013
The actions of charter schools are often at the discretion of charter school boards, which have governing authority and operate under the state’s charter school laws and… Read more
Reducing Out-of-School Suspensions and Expulsions in District of Columbia Public and Public Charter Schools
ReportsOffice of the State Superintendent of Education01 Oct, 2013
This report includes recommendations to eliminate Out-of-School suspensions and expulsions in DC Public Schools. The report uses local and national research on best practices to… Read more
Challenges for Charter School with Special Education: Issues of Concern for Charter School Authorizers and Service Providers
ReportsLeman Kaniturk Kose06 Jul, 2013
Charter schools, as one type of school choice, have been attracting a growing number of students since first inception in Minnesota in 1991. Although charter schools are a… Read more
Student Discipline and New York Charter Schools: Discussion and Training
ReportsCharter schools Institute, The State University of New York01 Jan, 2013
This resource, from the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, includes case summaries and guidance on discipline policy, students with disabilities, and special education discipline… Read more
Where Should We Intervene?
ReportsRussell J. Skiba, Megan Trachok, Choong-Geun Chung, Timberly Baker, Adam Sheya, and Robin Hughes01 Jan, 2013
This study documents the characteristics of behavior, students, and schools as they contribute to rates of and racial disparities in out-of-school suspension and expulsion. The… Read more
An Analysis of the Charter School Facility Landscape in Idaho
ReportsCharter School Facilities Initiative01 Sep, 2012
The Idaho Charter School Network, the Colorado League of Charter Schools, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools published this report detailing the condition of… Read more
A Cost Estimation Tool for Charter Schools
ToolkitsNational Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance23 Feb, 2010
The National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance provides this tool to help start-up public charter school operators identify and estimate the range of costs… Read more
A Toolkit for Working with Education Service Providers
ToolkitsNational Association of Charter School Authorizers01 Jul, 2005
Developed by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, this toolkit includes materials developed and used by charter authorizers to help charter schools work with… Read more