This annual event is sponsored by the California Charter Schools Association. The 2022 conference will feature speakers…
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A Portrait of a Culturally Responsive School System
PublicationThe Leadership Academy01 Jan, 2021
This publication by the Leadership Academy offers guidance on eight key areas for establishing school systems that ensure that children of every race, ethnicity, language, or other… Read more

Capacity-Building Guide for Founding Native American Charter Schools
Toolkits07 Oct, 2021
Charter schools are a viable option for Native American tribal communities to engage in and support sovereignty and self-determination in education. The charter model affords the autonomy… Read more

Charter Schools and Students Experiencing Homelessness: Practices and Recommendations for Success
ToolkitsSchoolHouse Connection11 Feb, 2021
The report is an explainer for charter schools of the McKinney-Vento Act, case studies highlighting best practices across charter schools and networks, and provides a library of resources… Read more

Promising Practices Brief: Improving Student Engagement and Attendance During COVID-19 School Closures
ReportsInsight Policy Research and American Institutes for Research01 Jul, 2020
This promising practices brief explores the limited research on monitoring and promoting attendance and engagement during online learning and summarizes the practices used by a small sample… Read more

September 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters18 Sep, 2017
Tracking Outcomes Beyond School
Several strong Charter Management Organizations have significantly increased the proportion of their students who complete a four-year college degree after… Read more

August 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters17 Aug, 2017
Case Study on Valor Collegiate Academies
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) produced a case study on Valor Collegiate Academies, an intentionally diverse charter management… 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 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
Hispanic Parents Speak Out: Reflections from a series of focus groups with Hispanic parents in Idaho conducted for Bluum
ReportsBluum01 Sep, 2016
Hispanic students are among Idaho’s fastest growing demographic groups, making up 17.7% of enrolled public K-12 students today. Even more, enrollment of Hispanic school-age children is… Read more
Measuring Up: Educational Improvement & Opportunity in 50 Cities
ReportsMichael DeArmond, Patrick Denice, Betheny Gross, Jose Hernandez, & Ashley Jochim27 Oct, 2015
This report provides a new resource for understanding the state of urban public schools in the U.S. Geared specifically toward city leaders who want to evaluate how well traditional… Read more