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U.S. Department of Education's Coronavirus Response NewsU.S. Department of Education12 Mar, 2020 For information on the Department's Coronavirus response, or to view the Department's guidance documents on Coronavirus, visit ed.gov/coronavirus

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Notice Inviting Applications: Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program--Grants to State Entities (SE Grants) (CFDA number 84.282A) NewsU.S. Department of Education27 Jan, 2020 The Department published a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) in the Federal Register on January 27, 2020 (85 FR 4642) for Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools… Read more

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New ED Initiative Related to Charter Schools in Opportunity Zones NewsU.S. Department of Education10 Oct, 2019 Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a new initiative to promote the creation and expansion of high-quality public charter schools in Opportunity Zones across… Read more

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Foundation Directs Funding Toward Special Education Charter Schools NewsAmelia Harper13 Sep, 2018 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has created four grants since July related to helping charter schools cater to students with disabilities, according to a recent article by… Read more

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New School Year Brings New Charter Schools to Idaho NewsAndrew Reed10 Sep, 2018 The new school year has brought the opening of eight new charter schools to the state of Idaho. There are now 57 charter schools in Idaho serving approximately 22,000 students,… Read more

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Alabama Charter Opens as First Integrated School in Sumter County News23 Aug, 2018 For the first time, black students and white students are learning side-by-side in integrated public school classrooms at University Charter School in Sumter County in Alabama.… Read more

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Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding

Puerto Rico Opens First Charter School NewsNicole Acevedo21 Aug, 2018 The first charter school has opened in the community of Villa Prades in Puerto Rico. Proyecto Vimenti, which is run by the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, is the only… Read more

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Clarksdale Collegiate Opens in Mississippi, Other Charters Planned NewsAlexandra Watts17 Aug, 2018 The first rural charter school has opened in Mississippi, according to a recent article by Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School just… Read more

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New Group Forms to Expand the "Portfolio Model" NewsMatt Barnum09 Aug, 2018 Several big names in education reform are teaming up to start a new organization designed to change how schools are managed in cities across the U.S. — and they say they’ve… Read more

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Positive Models and Practices, Charter School Management Organizations, Replication, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Opening and Expanding

DC's Newest Charter Promises 'Computer Science for All' NewsDian Schaffhauser06 Aug, 2018 The first computer-science-focused middle school will be opening shortly in Washington, D.C. Digital Pioneers Academy is a tuition-free, open-enrollment public charter school that… Read more

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