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Measuring Quality: A Resource Guide for Authorizers and Alternative Schools
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
Impact of ESSA Provisions on Authorizing
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Washington Charter Public Schools Fact Sheet
ReportsWashington State Charter Schools Association01 Jun, 2017
Today, there are nearly 3 million students nationwide attending charter public schools. By 2020, that number is expected to reach over four million students. To learn more about charter… Read more
Illinois Network of Charter Schools Hosts Spring Charter Startup Workshop
Event20 May, 2017
How would you design a school to best educate the young people in your community?
What additional options are needed to ensure that we're not providing only ONE type of education for a… Read more
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Policy Brief: Ohio's Voucher Programs
ReportsThomas B. Fordham Institute16 Feb, 2017
With five voucher programs today; continued calls for expansion; changing funding amounts; and ongoing debates in the areas of accountability, quality, and equity, the Thomas B. Fordham… Read more
Charter School Reporting Requirements Manual
ReportsNevada Department of Education01 Feb, 2017
This 2017 manual details reporting requirements for charter schools in Nevada.
Fighting Fraud: How to Avoid and Manage Financial Crisis
PublicationSuzie Kim and Paul O'Neill13 Dec, 2016
Apples to Apples: Common School Performance Frameworks as a Tool for Choice and Accountability
ReportsSarah Yatsko, Alice Opalka, Jessica Sutter, Laura Weeldreyer, David Stewart, Center for Reinventing Public Education20 Oct, 2016
Performance Frameworks have emerged as an key “best practice” in the charter sector. People from various perspectives are working together in some cities to develop Common School… Read more
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 New Model Law for Supporting High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition
ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools05 Oct, 2016
A New Model Law for Supporting High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition calls on state policymakers to strengthen the laws governing charter schools. In this revised version of… Read more
A User’s Guide to Fiscal Oversight for Charter School Governing Boards and Authorizers
ToolkitsSuzie Kim & Paul O'Neill30 Sep, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC), funded by the U.S. Department of Education, presents two toolkits to foster proper fiscal oversight of charter schools. One toolkit is… Read more
Authorizers Are Not Monolithic on School Discipline: How Charter School Authorizers Differ in School Discipline Engagement
ReportsNational Association of Charter Schools Authorizers15 Aug, 2016
In theory, authorizers play an important role in decisions regarding charter schools and student discipline, as they are the bodies responsible for protecting the public interest, while… Read more