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Louisiana Charter Schools Conference
Event13 Dec, 2017 to 14 Dec, 2017
Join us for the 10th Annual Louisiana Charter Schools Conference, the only statewide conference in Louisiana dedicated to bringing together charter school educators, experts, and advocates… Read more
Innovative Instruction, School Culture, Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations, Communications, School Community Development, Turn-around, At-Risk Students, Military, Replication, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, STEM, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, National and State Policies, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Leadership
Financial Responsibility, Governance, and Student Outcomes of Virtual Charter Schools
ReportsNew Mexico Legislative Finance Committee01 Dec, 2017
This evaluation report reviews student academic achievement and growth, funding and expenditures, and authorization and governance of New Mexico virtual schools.
2017 National Charter Schools Conference
Event11 Jun, 2017 to 14 Jun, 2017
The National Charter Schools Conference delivers exceptional learning and networking opportunities for every participant. With inspirational keynote speakers, more than 130 engaging… Read more
Innovative Instruction, School Culture, Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations, Communications, School Community Development, Turn-around, At-Risk Students, Military, Replication, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, STEM, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, National and State Policies, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Leadership
Enrollment and Achievement in Ohio's Virtual Charter Schools
ReportsJune Ahn, Ph.D.; Thomas B. Fordham Institute02 Aug, 2016
This Fordham study, conducted by learning technology researcher June Ahn from NYU, dives into one of the most promising—and contentious—issues in education today: virtual schools. What type… Read more
A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public Schools
ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools16 Jun, 2016
Currently, more than 180,000 students attend 135 full-time virtual charter schools in 23 states and the District of Columbia. While some students do well in a full-time virtual charter… Read more
Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter School Communities
ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools10 Nov, 2015
In this report, the National Alliance collected public school enrollment data for the 2014– 15 school year to identify communities across the country where the highest proportions of… Read more
Inside Online Charter Schools
ReportsBrian Gill, Lucas Walsh, Claire Smither Wulsin, Holly Matulewicz, Veronica Severn, Eric Grau, Amanda Lee, and Tess Kerwin (Mathematica Policy Research)27 Oct, 2015
Online charter schools—also known as virtual charters or cyber charters—are publicly funded schools of choice that deliver student instruction via telecommunications. Today, about 200… Read more
Online Charter School Study 2015
ReportsCREDO21 Oct, 2015
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), Mathematica Policy Research, and the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) have undertaken a collection of studies to… Read more
The Policy Framework for Online Charter Schools
Reports Center on Reinventing Public Education01 Oct, 2015
The National Study of Online Charter Schools offers a rigorous analysis of the operations of online charter schools, their policy environments, and their impacts on student achievement. The… Read more
Measuring Diversity in Charter School Offerings
ReportsMichael Q. McShane and Jenn Hatfield, American Enterprise Institute21 Jul, 2015
There are two main reasons given to support charter schooling: (1) that charter schools will improve academic achievement by taking advantage of flexibility not afforded to traditional… Read more