October 12-15, 2010
Nashville, Tennessee
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Reports
The National Charter School Resource Center produces in-depth reports on a breadth of topics that are important to the charter school sector. Additionally, the NCSRC also gathers informative reports from supporting education organizations.
Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws
ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools29 Jan, 2018
This report highlights policy wins in the charter school sector and demonstrates that many states around the nation are strengthening laws and regulations based on past success.… Read More
Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing
ReportsNational Association of Charter School Authorizers04 Feb, 2011
The 2010 Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing was developed by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. The guide describes the three… Read More
Authorizer-School Catalog
ReportsAIR14 Nov, 2014
This database provides the authorizers responsible for approval, renewal and closure in each state. It is up-to-date for most regions.
Shining a Spotlight on Promising Practices for Students with Disabilities in the Charter Sector
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools01 Jan, 2018
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools identified four charter schools from across the country as “Centers of Excellence” to showcase and share examples of… 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… Read More
Opening the Schoolhouse Door: Helping Charter Schools Access Space in District-Owned Facilities
ReportsRobin Lake01 Dec, 2017
Charter schools are an important part of a city’s improvement strategies, yet the growth of high-quality charters is often constrained. When promising charter schools don’t have… Read More
Chicago’s Charter High Schools: Organizational Features, Enrollment, School Transfers, and Student Performance
Reports14 Nov, 2017
The study found that, on average, charter high schools in Chicago look similar to non-charter schools on some dimensions of organizational capacity and some measures of student… Read More
New Analysis: How Public School Choice Is Working for Families in 18 Cities
ReportsRobin Lake14 Nov, 2017
This report from the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) finds basic indicators of academic achievement are on the rise. In 18 cities, CRPE provides evidence about how… Read More
Beyond the Fringe: Charter Authorizing as Enrollment Grows
ReportsNational Association of Charter Schools Authorizers08 Nov, 2017
Charter schools began on the fringe of the public school landscape. As enrollment grows and charters serve more and more students in many cities, the ways students and families… 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… Read More