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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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Alternative Strategies for Identifying High Performing Charter Schools in Texas PublicationLori L. Taylor & Paige Perez01 Jan, 2012 How do you identify a high-performing charter school? It is a crucially important policy question because any evaluation strategy that incorrectly identifies charter school performance… Read more

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Charter School Laws, Starting a Charter School, Texas Charter Schools, Performance Management, Student Achievement

Charter Accountability For District-Run Schools: Using ESSA to Create Contract-Based Accountability for Urban Public Education ReportsAndy Smarick, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools 13 Oct, 2016 The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), gives states the opportunity to rethink their K-12 accountability systems. Gone are No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) tight… Read more

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Charter School Laws, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Charter School Management Organizations, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker, Policy, Increasing Achievement

A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter Public School Communities and Their Impact on Student Outcomes ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools 03 Nov, 2016 Charter school student enrollment has tripled to 2.9 million students over the past 11 years, according to the latest National Alliance report, A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter… Read more

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Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement

Enrollment and Achievement in Ohio's Virtual Charter Schools ReportsJune Ahn, Ph.D.; Thomas B. Fordham Institute02 Aug, 2016 This Fordham study, conducted by learning technology researcher June Ahn from NYU, dives into one of the most promising—and contentious—issues in education today: virtual schools. What type… Read more

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Ohio Charter Schools, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations

Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2016 ReportsInstitute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics01 Aug, 2016 Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups examines the educational progress and challenges students face in the United States by race/ethnicity. This report shows that… Read more

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Special Education Students, State Education Agency, At-Risk Students, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, Recruitment and Retention, Student Achievement, Policy Maker, Policy, English Learners

What's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful ReportsPhilip M. Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research22 Jul, 2016 The charter school sector in the United States has grown steadily since the first charter school opened in 1992. As of the 2015–2016 school year, more than 6,800 charter schools served… Read more

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Charter School Laws, District of Columbia Charter Schools, Innovative Instruction, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Student Achievement, Policy Maker

A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public Schools ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools16 Jun, 2016 Currently, more than 180,000 students attend 135 full-time virtual charter schools in 23 states and the District of Columbia. While some students do well in a full-time virtual charter… Read more

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Charter School Laws, District of Columbia Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Family and Community, Policy Maker

Charter Schools: Solutions for DoD Families PublicationJane Dye, Principal, Belle Chasse Academy 30 Jun, 2011 This presentation summarizes the start-up and operation of Belle Chasse Academy charter school on Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Louisiana. Founding and current… Read more

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Louisiana Charter Schools, Military, Replication, Opening and Expanding, Increasing Achievement

Military Child Education, National Charter Schools Conference PublicationMilitary Education Division, U.S. Pacific Command29 Jun, 2011 This presentation provides context and background about the education of students from military families and the role of charter schools. Dr. Jean Silvernail, Director, Education Division,… Read more

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Innovative Instruction, Military, Increasing Achievement

California Suspensions Data: Charters and Traditional Public Schools ReportsCarlyn Obringer03 Mar, 2014 This brief includes suspension data and findings from public schools in the state of California. The brief shows that California charter schools, on average, suspend students at identical… Read more

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State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Discipline Data and Evidence, Student Achievement, Discipline