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Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones Master Class
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This master class provides information on how charter schools can use Opportunity Zone (OZ) funding as part of their facilities financing, and how investors and philanthropists… Read more
Behind the Scenes: The Critical Support Roles that Charter Schools Program Credit Enhancement Recipients Play to Improve Charter School Facilities Access
ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center18 Jan, 2019
Charter schools have always had difficulty finding affordable buildings. In response, charter school supporters have explored many policy and market approaches, ranging from strategies… Read more
Charter School Facilities Financing Sources: Exploring Quality Opportunity Zones and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Programs
ReportsNational Charter School Resource Center26 Dec, 2018
Nationally, the demand for charter schools is high, yet access to affordable school facilities is a continued barrier to the growth of the charter sector. New charter organizers that are… Read more
The Politics of K-12 Education in Small Rural School Districts: The Case of Idaho
ReportsCenter for Reinventing Public Education01 Jan, 2015
Rural education leaders face distinctive problems that haven’t received enough attention. This paper aims to shed some light on the forces that shape the politics of Idaho’s small, rural… Read more
SE Webinar: State Strategies to Provide Technical Assistance: How States are Strengthening Authorizing
Webinar05 Sep, 2018 to 05 Sep, 2018
Facilitator: Alex Medler, National Charter School Resource Center
Presenter:
Carol Beck, Maryland State Department of Education
Adam Emerson, Florida Department of Education
David Frank,… Read more
SE Webinar: CMOs, Authorizers, and the Charter Schools Program
Webinar17 Jul, 2018 to 17 Jul, 2018
Facilitator: Nelson Smith, Independent Consultant with Authorizing Background
Presenter:
Alison Bagg, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Alex Medler, National… Read more
SE Webinar: Peer-to-Peer Consultancy: Designing Peer Reviews and Subgrant Competitions
Webinar20 Mar, 2018
Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center
Presenter:
Eric Doss, Oklahoma Public School Resource Center
Description: This interactive "consultancy… Read more

SEA Webinar: Consultancy Call on Monitoring
Webinar28 Sep, 2017
Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center
Presenter:
David Frank, New York State Department of Education (NYSDE)
Description: This month, the… Read more

SEA Webinar: Consultancy Call on Allowable Expenses
Webinar12 Sep, 2017
Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center
Presenter:
Krystal Starwich, Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)… Read more

SEA Webinar: The State Role in Supporting Charter Innovation
Webinar05 Sep, 2017
Facilitator: Alex Medler,Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center
Presenters:
Nora Flood, Walton Family Foundation
Jordan Posamentier, Center on Reinventing Public… Read more