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Educator Diversity Matters: Strategies for Charter Leaders to Recruit, Hire, and Sustain Teachers of Color

Reports 29 Nov, 2022

Research shows that all students benefit from having a diverse group of teachers from a variety of backgrounds. Students experience notable educational impacts in schools where… Read More

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Creating Communities of Care: A Workshop to Design Supports for Student and Staff Well-Being and Mental Health

Webinar 20 Oct, 2022 - 20 Oct, 2022

NCSRC's event "Creating Communities of Care: A Workshop to Design Supports for Student and Staff Well-Being and Mental Health" featured new tools to help better support your… Read More

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Creating Communities of Care

Reports 05 Oct, 2022

“Creating Communities of Care: How Charter Schools can Develop Systems that Support Student Mental Health” provides new tools to help charter schools adapt to the changing needs… Read More

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The Charter Connection - March 2022

Newsletters 01 Mar, 2022

Every year as we approach the month of February, I inevitably find myself engaged in discussion and debate with family, friends, and colleagues about Black History Month. As a… Read More

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White House Toolkit: Federal Resources for Addressing School Infrastructure Needs

Toolkits 01 Mar, 2022

The White House released this toolkit to help schools and districts access available federal funding, planning tools, and technical assistance to address school infrastructure… Read More

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When Your Reputation Precedes You

Webinar 01 Feb, 2022 - 01 Feb, 2022

NCSRC hosted an interactive webinar, titled “When Your Reputation Precedes You,” to help charter school leaders identify issues regarding their school’s reputation and how failing… Read More

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The Charter Connection - November 2021

Newsletters 18 Nov, 2021

2021 was full of challenges and triumphs for educators and students as many of you navigated the return to in-person school. In response, NCSRC spent 2021 digging deeper into our… Read More

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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: A School Leader and Board Member Master Class

Learning Module 09 Nov, 2021

This asynchronous learning experience is designed to help charter school leaders and governing board members leverage NCSRC’s Indicators of Distress research in their own context… Read More

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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: An Authorizer Master Class

Learning Module 09 Nov, 2021

This asynchronous learning experience is designed to help charter school authorizers leverage NCSRC’s Indicators of Distress research in their own practices. These two reports and… Read More

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Preparing, Preventing, and Responding to Stave Off Distress in Charter Schools

Webinar 27 Oct, 2021 - 27 Oct, 2021

NCSRC hosted an interactive webinar to support charter school leaders and board members in applying the findings from the report Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter… Read More

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