Funding

Featured Funding Resources

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From Pandemic to Equity for All: How CE Grantees are Responding to Emerging Challenges in Charter School Financing
Credit Enhancement grantees across the country are executing purpose-…
Webinar | 15 Jul, 2020
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Accessing Federal Programs: A Guidebook for Charter School Operators and Developers
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and administers education programs for a variety of…
Grants.gov
This website serves as a clearinghouse for information about scores of grant programs involving 44…
Fundraising Basics: Developing an Effective Fund Development Program
This 2011 Master Class outline from the National Association of Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)…
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
This website of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the U.S. Department of the…

All Funding Resources

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
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Ohio Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Policy Maker, Funding
CMO CSP Dashboard Webinar Event01 Aug, 2018 Facilitator: Alex Medler, Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center Description: The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) has prepared a set of web-based… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, Funding
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
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Finance Resources, Idaho Charter Schools, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Policy Maker, Policy
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
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Finance Resources, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, Policy Maker
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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
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Finance Resources, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, Policy Maker
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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
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Finance Resources, State Education Agency, Financing
SE Webinar: CSP Grantee Dashboard Overview Event28 Nov, 2017 to 29 Nov, 2017 Facilitator: Alex Medler, Senior Director, National Charter Schools Resource Center Description: The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) has prepared a set of web-based… Read more
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Finance Resources, Financing
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
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, State Reports, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Facilities, Funding
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
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, State Reports, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Facilities, Funding
CSP Webinar Event17 Nov, 2017 The Department released a Dear Colleague Letter, addressed to all Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grant Project Directors, informing grantees of an opportunity to request new flexibilities… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Military, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Funding

Featured Publications

A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
Toolkits | 12 Jun, 2020
Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
Reports | 01 Nov, 2019
Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices
Toolkits | 06 Jul, 2020

Featured Events

International School Choice and Reform Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 15 Jan, 2021 to 18 Jan, 2021
January 15-18, 2021 Ft. Lauderdale, Floridahttp://iscrweb.org/  
2020 ASU+GSV Summit Virtual
San Diego, CA | 29 Sep, 2020 to 07 Oct, 2020
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 + Oct. 7-8, 2020 Virtual (San Diego, California)https://www.asugsvsummit.com 
2020 NACSA Virtual Leadership Conference
https://nacsacon.com/ | 12 Oct, 2020 to 30 Oct, 2020
October 12-30, 2020 Virtual Eventhttps://nacsacon.com/
Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 - TBD
| 26 Oct, 2020 to 28 Oct, 2020
October 26-28, 2020 Virtual https://www.inacol.org/symposium/
Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector)
Webinar | 30 Sep, 2020
Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector) Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (11:00…

Featured News

Fiscal Year 2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA number 84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A)
News | 27 Jan, 2020
New ED Initiative Related to Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones
News | 10 Oct, 2019
Foundation Directs Funding Toward Special Education Charter Schools
News | 13 Sep, 2018
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