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Featured Increasing Achievement Resources

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
"Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools" labels and…
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing…
Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’…
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States
How are State Entity (SE) grantees working to make an impact in their States? The National Charter…
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
How have CMOs expanded and replicated high-quality schools? The National Charter School Resource…
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Don’t Stop Improving: A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
State Entity grantees gathered to explore how to strategically adjust or initiate school…

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Cover of the Supporting Charter Schools Report
Supporting Charter Schools in Serving SWDs Webinar25 Mar, 2021 to 25 Mar, 2021 One goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to "Expand opportunities for students with disabilities (SWDs)... and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools… Read more
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State Education Agency, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education
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Special Education 101 for the Charter Sector Webinar11 Mar, 2021 to 11 Mar, 2021 One goal of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to "Expand opportunities for students with disabilities (SWDs)... and other traditionally underserved students to attend charter schools… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, Leadership
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The Arts in Charter Schools ReportsCassandra Quillen, Education Commission of the States, Arts Education Partnership09 Sep, 2020 This report highlights strategies six charter schools (located in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, and North Carolina) are using to provide arts education to students and… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Sports and Art, Increasing Achievement
Cover page to "Strategies to Virtually Support and Engage Families" report
Strategies to Virtually Support and Engage Families of Young Children during COVID-19 (and Beyond) ReportsManica F. Ramos, PhD, Tiffany Bamdad, & Chrishana M. Lloyd, PhD11 Jan, 2021 This brief offers an overview of four best practices and lessons learned from research and practice to assist caregivers and teachers with the transition to engaging families virtually… Read more
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Educators, Increasing Achievement
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Strategic Budgeting: Using Evidence to Mitigate the “COVID Slide” and Move Toward Improvement ToolkitsBi Vuong11 Feb, 2021 A strategic budgeting toolkit for SEA and LEA budgeting following COVID-19 losses in revenue. Seems relevant to schools and CMOs as well.
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Increasing Achievement, Funding
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Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success ToolkitsSchoolHouse Connection11 Feb, 2021 The report is an explainer for charter schools of the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and provides a library of resources… Read more
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Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Nutrition, Educators, Student Achievement
Using the Science of Learning for "Pandemic Teaching" Event20 Feb, 2021 Many students are struggling to stay focused, engaged, and motivated in today’s constantly changing, distracting, disconnected, and distance-learning environments due to the pandemic.… Read more
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Innovative Instruction, Blended and Online Learning, Educators, Student Achievement, Increasing Achievement
Presentation Title Image We are Family: Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle
We are Family: Planning for Family Engagement in the Charter School Life Cycle Webinar16 Dec, 2020 to 16 Dec, 2020 Charter school leaders from across the country gathered virtually to explore the National Charter School Resource Center’s (NCSRC) newest resource, Planning for Family Engagement in the… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership
Innovative Teaching & Learning Conference 2021 Event30 Mar, 2021 Teaching & Learning Innovation annually hosts its Innovative Teaching & Learning Conference. At this conference, we invite proposals that highlight practices (collaborative, active… Read more
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Innovative Instruction, State Education Agency, Educators, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, Increasing Achievement
A team of teachers studies documents on a table.
School Quality Assessment: Where Are You on the Pathway to Success? Toolkits01 Dec, 2020 This resource describes a data-driven school improvement process using reflective and diagnostic questions to help administrators identify where they are in their journey to achieve success… Read more
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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Performance Management, Educators, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership

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 | 15 Mar, 2021

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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