Introduction
More than 4,000 charter schools around the country…
Opening and Expanding
If you are looking for a toolkit to open a school in your state, please find your state's CSO (Charter Support Organization).
Featured Opening and Expanding Resources
Four Domains for Significant and Sustainable Charter School Improvement: A Systems Framework for the Charter Context
SMART Objectives Toolkit
State Policy Snapshot: Facilities Funding for Public Charter Schools
The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today
All Opening and Expanding Resources
Treasure in the Valley: Demographic Changes and New School Opportunities in Ada and Canyon Counties
ReportsBluum01 May, 2016
Idaho’s families and student demographics are changing. Not only is the state’s total population growing (Idaho is the 10th fastest growing state), but Gem State families are increasingly… Read more
DC Public Charter School Board
Case Study14 Apr, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently visited the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) to learn about its authorizing process, and more specifically, to… Read more
How to Recruit High-Performing Charter Management Organizations to a New Region
ReportsCalifornia Charter School Association29 Mar, 2016
How to Recruit High-Performing Charter Management Organizations to a New Region: Results from the 2015 CMO Survey is designed to help policymakers and community leaders around the country… Read more
March 2016 Newsletter: Rural Charter Schools Report
Newsletters17 Mar, 2016
Harvesting Success, Charter Schools in Rural America
While urban charter schools are achieving impressive gains, can charter schools improve outcomes for rural America? This topic is an… Read more
The 23rd Annual California Charter Schools Conference 03/14/2016 - 03/17/2016
Event14 Mar, 2016 to 17 Mar, 2016
The mission of the California Charter Schools Conference is to inspire academic excellence, operational integrity and unity among charter schools throughout California. The annual event… Read more
The Tennessee Achievement School District: Race, History, and The Dilemma of Public Engagement
ReportsJoshua L. Glazer and Cori Egan26 Feb, 2016
In this report, researchers at George Washington University focus primarily on the challenges the Achievement School District is seeing in garnering community support.
Turnaround Case Study: Cornerstone Prep
Case Study19 Jan, 2016
Grades Served: PreK-5
Number of Students: 450
% of students who receive free or reduced meals: 99%
% of students with disabilities: 15%
% of English learners: 5%
Cornerstone Prep is a… Read more
Differing Effects from Diverse Charter Schools: Uneven Student Selection and Achievement Growth in Los Angeles
ReportsUniversity of California, Berkeley14 Dec, 2015
The Los Angeles Unified School District hosts more charter schools than any system in the nation. After tracking more than 66,000 sampled students over a four-year period, these new… Read more
How School Choice Friendly is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
ReportsThomas B. Fordham Institute09 Dec, 2015
Using nearly fifty markers of “choice friendliness,” this report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute shows which of thirty American cities are the best and worst for school choice. This is… Read more
CSO Master Class: New School Development
Event03 Dec, 2015
State-based charter support organizations (CSOs) provide services for charter schools, including best practices, tools, and resources to support the development of new schools in their… Read more