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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing New Research Related to the Early Indicators of Distress

Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together…

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…

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…

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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Capacity-Building Guide for Founding Native American Charter Schools Toolkits07 Oct, 2021 Charter schools are a viable option for Native American tribal communities to engage in and support sovereignty and self-determination in education. The charter model affords the autonomy… Read more

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Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding, Board Governance, Facilities

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members Reports04 Oct, 2021 Although school failure and school improvement are complex challenges that look different in different contexts, patterns and trends associated with schools in distress are emerging. This… Read more

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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Turn-around, Educators, Policy Maker, Discipline, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership

The Charter Connection - August 2021 Newsletters24 Aug, 2021 Back-to-School Supports for English Learners English Learners (ELs) were tremendously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and require special consideration as schools prepare for a new year… Read more

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Grants Management, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Special Education, English Learners

Doing What’s Best For Kids: Breakthrough’s Response to the Pandemic PublicationRebeca Diaz01 Jul, 2021 Breakthrough Public Schools received a CSP dissemination grant to share best practices related to facilities. When schools closed do to COVID, Breakthrough shifted practices to meet student… Read more

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Innovative Instruction, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Increasing Achievement

Tribal School Leader Toolkit PublicationNational Congress of American Indians01 Jan, 2018 The National Congress of American Indians has published a toolkit that provides resources to help tribal nations assess the state of education for Native American, Alaska Native, and… Read more

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School Culture, Charter School Management Organizations, Student Achievement, Policy Maker, Increasing Achievement

Fostering Collaboration Between District and Charter Schools ToolkitsAllender, S., Browning, A., Chait, R., Dwyer, C., Keirstead, C., & Nabors, A01 Jan, 2019 This toolkit is intended to help state and local policymakers learn from documented successes, anticipate and address potential barriers, and facilitate cross-sector initiatives to improve… Read more

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State Education Agency, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Increasing Achievement

Got Justice? Creating and Sustaining an Equitable School Culture ToolkitsDiverse Charter Schools Coalition01 Jul, 2021 This resource guide for PK–12 practitioners seeking tools to center anti-racism and refocus discussions of “problem behaviors" includes step-by-step processes and templates to evaluate and… Read more

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Educators, Student Achievement, Increasing Achievement

NCSRC Summer Chat Series on Community Engagement Webinar20 Jul, 2021 to 03 Aug, 2021 NCSRC held a series of three short "summer chats" inspired by the publication of our report, How Charter Schools Can Leverage Community Assets through Partnerships. Like that publication,… Read more

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School Culture, Communications, Student Achievement, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement, Leadership

Charter Management Organization Grantee Overviews: Environmental Charter Schools Profiles The U.S. Department of Education awards grants to Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) for the replication and expansion of high-quality charter schools (CMO Grants). The Department… Read more

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Innovative Instruction, STEM, Opening and Expanding

Identifying Distress in Charter Schools: A Workshop for Authorizers and State Departments of Education Webinar17 Jun, 2021 to 17 Jun, 2021 NCSRC hosted an interactive workshop to support authorizers and state departments of education in using its Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Tools to Support… Read more

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State Education Agency, Policy, Board Governance, Increasing Achievement, Operations and Compliance, Leadership