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The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today
ReportsBellwether Education Partners22 Jan, 2019
Bellwether Education Partners (Bellwether) summarizes policies and trends and the current status of charter schools in the United States in this January 2019 presentation. The data in the… Read more
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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
A Formula That Works: Five ways to Strengthen School Funding in Ohio
ToolkitsBellwether Education Partners and Thomas B. Fordham Institute09 Mar, 2017
This research report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Bellwether Education Partners explores Ohio's education funding policies and includes several recommendations for improvement. … 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
October 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters06 Oct, 2017
$253 Million Dollars in New Federal Grants to Expand Charter Schools Announced
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced the FY 2017 awards for three Charter Schools Program grant… Read more
November 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters28 Nov, 2017
Federally-Funded Low-Cost Fund for Hurricane Damaged Charter Schools
Key Takeaways: Using funding from the federal Charter Schools Program’s Credit Enhancement Program, Building Hope… Read more