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Accessing Federal Programs: A Guidebook for Charter School Operators and Developers - Updated August 2023

Reports National Charter School Resource Center 17 Aug, 2023

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) funds and administers education programs for a variety of purposes and recognizes and rewards excellence and improvement by students,… Read More

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What's the Board Got to Do With It? The Role of the Charter School Board in Monitoring School Performance

Reports 30 Aug, 2022
Charter school boards play a vital role in ensuring the success of their charter school or Charter Management Organization (CMO).
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Evolving Practices in Growth Support: Recommendations for Implementing Cohort-Based Charter School Development Supports

Reports California Charter Schools Association 03 Feb, 2022
CCSA has many years of experience supporting the growth and development of new charter schools in California. This white paper, produced as part of their Charter School Programs… Read More
Charter School Management OrganizationsState Education Agency
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Still Rising: Charter School Enrollment and Student Achievement at the Metropolitan Level

Reports David Griffith (Fordham Institute) 05 Jan, 2022

In this research report, the Fordham Institute analyzes how charter school enrollment influences broader student achievement trends in the surrounding metroplex. The analysis… Read More

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Disseminating Best Practices - A Primer for State Entity Grantees of the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School Programs

Reports 14 Dec, 2021
State Entity (SE) grantees of the Charter School Programs are required to share best practices with charter schools and other public schools in their state as a component of their… Read More
Grants ManagementOperations and ComplianceCommunicationsState Education Agency
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Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) in the Classroom

Reports Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support 01 Nov, 2021

This guide provides guidance to educators implementing positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) —from universal supports for all students to intensive and… Read More

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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members

Reports 04 Oct, 2021
Although school failure and school improvement are complex challenges that look different in different contexts, patterns and trends associated with schools in distress are… Read More
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Voting With Their Feet: A State-Level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Trends

Reports National Alliance for Public Charter Schools 01 Sep, 2021

Based on data collected and analyzed by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, during the first full school year of the COVID pandemic, the charter sector is likely… Read More

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Doing What’s Best For Kids: Breakthrough’s Response to the Pandemic

Reports Rebeca Diaz 01 Jul, 2021
Breakthrough Public Schools received a CSP dissemination grant to share best practices related to facilities. When schools closed do to COVID, Breakthrough shifted practices to… Read More
Increasing AchievementInnovative InstructionCharter School Family and CommunityCharter School Management OrganizationsPolicy Maker
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Better Goals. More Learning. Using Student (re)Engagement Levels to Create Meaningful Goals and Measures

Reports National Charter Schools Institute 01 Jan, 2021

Accountability systems that rely on traditional measures, particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, have not consistently yielded useful data on student learning and… Read More

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