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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
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Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Nutrition, Educators, Student Achievement
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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
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Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Educators
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
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State Education Agency, Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, State Reports, Board Effectiveness, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Increasing Achievement
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
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School Culture, State Education Agency, Board Recruitment, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, State Reports, Board Effectiveness, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Special Education
Louisiana Charter Schools Conference Event13 Dec, 2017 to 14 Dec, 2017 Join us for the 10th Annual Louisiana Charter Schools Conference, the only statewide conference in Louisiana dedicated to bringing together charter school educators, experts, and advocates… Read more
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Innovative Instruction, School Culture, Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations, Communications, School Community Development, Turn-around, At-Risk Students, Military, Replication, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, STEM, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, National and State Policies, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Leadership
2017 National Charter Schools Conference Event11 Jun, 2017 to 14 Jun, 2017 The National Charter Schools Conference delivers exceptional learning and networking opportunities for every participant. With inspirational keynote speakers, more than 130 engaging… Read more
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Innovative Instruction, School Culture, Starting a Charter School, State Education Agency, Authorizing, Blended and Online Learning, Charter School Management Organizations, Communications, School Community Development, Turn-around, At-Risk Students, Military, Replication, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, STEM, Charter School Family and Community, Student Achievement, Teacher Training and PD, National and State Policies, Policy Maker, Opening and Expanding, Policy, Increasing Achievement, Leadership
Rights of Students  with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools Event18 Jan, 2017 Please join us for the “Rights of Students  with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools” webinar on January 18, 2017 at 12:00pm EST.   The webinar will be a presentation of the guidance… Read more
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At-Risk Students, Student Achievement
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
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Special Education Students, State Education Agency, At-Risk Students, Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, Recruitment and Retention, Student Achievement, Policy Maker, Policy, English Learners
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
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
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Idaho Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, At-Risk Students, Charter School Family and Community

Featured Publications

A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities
Reports | 06 Oct, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
Reports | 21 Sep, 2020
Critical Questions and Steps for Leaders to Reduce or End School-Based Policing
Toolkits | 12 Jun, 2020
Charting the Course to Equity: K-12 Leaders of Color and Student Success
Reports | 01 Nov, 2019
Policy Framework for High-Quality Charter Authorizing Practices
Toolkits | 06 Jul, 2020

Featured Events

International School Choice and Reform Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 15 Jan, 2021 to 18 Jan, 2021
January 15-18, 2021 Ft. Lauderdale, Floridahttp://iscrweb.org/  
2020 ASU+GSV Summit Virtual
San Diego, CA | 29 Sep, 2020 to 07 Oct, 2020
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 + Oct. 7-8, 2020 Virtual (San Diego, California)https://www.asugsvsummit.com 
2020 NACSA Virtual Leadership Conference
https://nacsacon.com/ | 12 Oct, 2020 to 30 Oct, 2020
October 12-30, 2020 Virtual Eventhttps://nacsacon.com/
Aurora Institute Symposium 2020 - TBD
| 26 Oct, 2020 to 28 Oct, 2020
October 26-28, 2020 Virtual https://www.inacol.org/symposium/
Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector)
Webinar | 30 Sep, 2020
Indicators of Distress (And What They Mean in the Charter Sector) Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (11:00…

Featured News

Fiscal Year 2020 Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA number 84.282B/E)
News | 20 May, 2020
U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response
News | 12 Mar, 2020
Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A)
News | 27 Jan, 2020
New ED Initiative Related to Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones
News | 10 Oct, 2019
Foundation Directs Funding Toward Special Education Charter Schools
News | 13 Sep, 2018
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