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A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States
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Don’t Stop Improving: A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advancing School Discipline Reform
ReportsGreta Colombi and David Osher01 Aug, 2015
During the past two decades, there has been an increase in exclusionary and punitive discipline in US schools. These disciplinary approaches have been discriminatory in their impacts and… Read more