“A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the…
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How AppleTree Institute and Hiawatha Academies Are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in…
A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States
A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
Don’t Stop Improving: A Strategic Approach to School Improvement Using the Four Domains
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ED Soliciting Comments on Grants to Charter Management Organizations
Newsletters14 Aug, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education's Charter Schools Program (CSP) recently released a notice of proposed priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria for the CSP’s CMO… 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
Deep Community Engagement at the Native American Community Academy (NACA)
Case Study15 Feb, 2018
Students who attend the Native American Community Academy (NACA) demonstrate academic achievement, proficiency, retention, graduation, and college attendance rates that far outpace their… Read more
Collision Course: Embracing Politics to Succeed in District-Charter Collaboration
ReportsAshley Jochim, Sarah Yatski, Alice Opalka11 Jan, 2018
Many who attempt district-charter collaboration point to “politics” as a constraint that affects their work, but little is understood about why some collaborations enjoy broad support while… Read more
October 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters06 Oct, 2017
$253 Million Dollars in New Federal Grants to Expand Charter Schools Announced
The U.S. Department of Education recently announced the FY 2017 awards for three Charter Schools Program grant… Read more
November 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters28 Nov, 2017
Federally-Funded Low-Cost Fund for Hurricane Damaged Charter Schools
Key Takeaways: Using funding from the federal Charter Schools Program’s Credit Enhancement Program, Building Hope… Read more
Webinar Survey: Communicating with Credibility
Event19 Sep, 2018
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. The purpose of the survey is to obtain information about how well the event met its objectives and your needs. Your feedback will assist… Read more
Webinar Survey: New School Development
Event06 Sep, 2018
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey. The purpose of the survey is to obtain information about how well the event met its objectives and your needs. Your feedback will assist… Read more
Lights Off: Practice and Impact of Closing Low-Performing Schools
Reports24 Aug, 2017
For decades, communities across the country have grappled with the problem of public K-12 schools that do not deliver high-quality education to the students they serve. After more than a… Read more
New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools Annual Conference
Event08 Dec, 2017 to 09 Dec, 2017
The conference strands include:
Leadership and Management – Sessions on current leadership topics, financial, organizational management, facilities, charter school policy landscape… Read more