Utah Charter Schools
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Utah Charter Schools 2018 Annual Report
ReportsUtah State Charter School Board01 Jan, 2018
Utah charter schools are continuing to increase their prominence in the state. With 135 charter schools and over 75,000 enrolled students, charter schools have shown consistent… Read more
Utah Charter Schools: Best Practices Study
ReportsUtah State Charter School Board & RMC Research01 May, 2017
This report provides case studies of three Utah schools based on site visits that included interviews with school leaders and Board members, focus groups with teachers, students,… Read more
Utah Charter Schools 2017 Annual Report
ReportsUtah State Charter School Board01 Jan, 2017
Charter schools were introduced to the state of Utah in 1999 and since inception; the goal has been to ensure that students achieve their academic potential and become productive… Read more
Herding Cats: Managing Diverse Charter School Interests in Collaboration Efforts
ReportsSean Gill, Sarah Yatsko, Robin Lake, Center for Reinventing Public Education01 Aug, 2016
More than 23 cities have signed District-Charter Collaboration Compacts— formal agreements between school districts and charter schools that aim to share resources and… Read more
Promising Practices: Intersection of Rapid Charter School Growth and Increased Accountability for Special Education Prompts Action: The Utah Strong Start Academy
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools02 May, 2016
Two distinct forces recently converged in Utah that led to the Board of Education office creating a training and mentoring program for new special education administrators and… Read more
How to Start a Charter School in Utah
ToolkitsUtah Association of Public Charter Schools18 Feb, 2015
Every state has its own specific laws detailing how to open a charter school. To find out more about the process in Utah, click "view resource" above.
National Charter School Study 2013
ReportsCenter for Research on Education Outcomes25 Jun, 2013
This June 2013 report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University provides analyses of charter school performance in 25 states and the… Read more
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Twice Considered: Charter Schools and Student Achievement in Utah
ReportsYongmei Ni and Andrea K. Rorrer, University of Utah27 Aug, 2012
This report from the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education examines student achievement and demographics in charter schools in Utah and compares traditional… Read more
Ten Rules for Setting Up Partnerships
02 Jan, 2012
At the November 2012 Best Cooperative Practices: Charter and Traditional Public Schools Conference in Denver, Colorado, leaders of the Utah County Academy of Sciences in Orem,… Read more
Summaries of State Charter School Facility Laws
U.S. Department of Education02 Dec, 2011
Only a few states have passed laws to provide charter schools with support for facilities. The U.S. Department of Education developed this webpage to provide links to laws in four… Read more