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Expanding What Works: Practical Authorizing Policies to Promote Quality Growth

Reports 12 Nov, 2020
In this report, NACSA, together with the Charter School Growth Fund, examines and identifies the policies and authorizing practices that support the expansion and replication of… Read More
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A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities

Reports 06 Oct, 2020
“A Synthesis of Research on Charter School Facilities” examines the current state of charter school access to facilities, including facility acquisition and ownership, and… Read More
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Indicators of Distress and What They Mean in the Charter Sector: A Webinar for Charter Sector Stakeholders Introducing New Research Related to the Early Indicators of Distress

Webinar 30 Sep, 2020 - 30 Sep, 2020
Charter school stakeholders from across the country joined together to explore findings from NCSRC’s new report, Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The… Read More
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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools Part 1: The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers

Reports 21 Sep, 2020
Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools labels and categorizes the indicators of distress that authorizers encounter as a school’s quality begins to… Read More
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Risk in Charter School Lending: Indicators of Distress and the Charter School Growth Fund’s Approach to Risk Management

Webinar 16 Sep, 2020 - 16 Sep, 2020
Charter school lenders make decisions every day about which schools to provide financial support to while weighing the risks associated with making those decisions. The purpose of… Read More
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The Death Spiral: Identifying Early Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools (A Conversation with Authorizers)

Webinar 09 Sep, 2020 - 09 Sep, 2020
plore the findings of NCSRC’s Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools report. They heard from their peers how to use the data they already collect to identify… Read More
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A Tale of Two Grantees: How NYSED and NCDPI are Using CSP Funds to Make a Difference in Their States

Webinar 11 Aug, 2020 - 11 Aug, 2020
How are State Entity (SE) grantees working to make an impact in their States? The National Charter School Resource Center connected with leaders from the North Carolina Department… Read More
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SE Grantee Profiles

SE Grantee Profiles

Profiles 20 Jul, 2020
Read about the SE grants to the Indiana Department of Education (2017), the New York State Education Department (2018), the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (2018… Read More
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How are State Entities Improving Authorizing? An NCSRC Policy Framework and Technical Assistance in CSP States

Webinar 09 Jul, 2020 - 09 Jul, 2020
How are State Entity grantees working to improve authorizing through their CSP grants? View this recording to learn how Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are using grant funds to… Read More
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Measuring Quality: A Resource Guide for Authorizers and Alternative Schools

Reports 01 Oct, 2019
The National Charter School Institute's A-GAME project and National Authorizer Leadership Team members are focused on "getting accountability right" for alternative education… Read More
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