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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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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

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

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

Exploring Quality Programs for English Language Learners in Charter Schools: A Framework to Guide Future Research ReportsPeggie Garcia,P. Zitlali Morales, The University of Illinois at Chicago09 May, 2016 Although there has been a great deal of debate about the effectiveness of charter schools in the research literature, there has been surprisingly little attention paid to English language… Read more

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California Charter Schools, English Language Learners, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Student Achievement, Policy

A Step Up: How Charter Schools Provide Higher Levels of California Public University Access ReportsCalifornia Charter School Association19 Apr, 2016 Report includes first-of-its-kind dataset combining data from the University of California (UC) system, the Cal State University (CSU) system, and all California public high schools, which… Read more

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California Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Policy Maker

Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long-Term Attainment and Earnings ReportsTim R. Sass, Ron W. Zimmer, Brian P. Gill, and T. Kevin Booker04 Apr, 2016 Confirming previous research (Booker et al., 2011) that charter school students are more likely to graduate high school and enroll in higher education, this study looks at charter school… Read more

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Charter School Management Organizations, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement

Startup teacher education: A fresh take on teacher credentialing ReportsThomas Arnett, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation01 Mar, 2016 As education reformers across the country are working to improve student outcomes at scale, many are focusing on improving the teaching force. This case study describes how three groups of… Read more

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Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement

Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter School Communities ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools10 Nov, 2015 In this report, the National Alliance collected public school enrollment data for the 2014– 15 school year to identify communities across the country where the highest proportions of… Read more

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State Education Agency, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations

The Policy Framework for Online Charter Schools Reports Center on Reinventing Public Education01 Oct, 2015 The National Study of Online Charter Schools offers a rigorous analysis of the operations of online charter schools, their policy environments, and their impacts on student achievement. The… Read more

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Connecticut Charter Schools, Indiana Charter Schools, Nevada Charter Schools, Texas Charter Schools, Blended and Online Learning, Policy Maker

What Matters for Student Achievement ReportsEric A. Hanushek01 Mar, 2016 Description: Education Next compares results from James S. Coleman’s groundbreaking report (Equality of Educational Opportunity, 1966) with current findings from the field on how different… Read more

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At-Risk Students, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Increasing Achievement