WHO AUTHORIZES?
We’ve been spending a lot of time asking some important questions about how to keep providing high quality education opportunities: What role does innovation play? How should we measure school quality?
But it’s also important to stop and ask who is doing the work of authorizing.
TYPES OF AUTHORIZERS
LEGEND
LEA: Local Education Agency
SEA: State Education Agency
ICB: Independent Chartering Board
HEI: Higher Education Institution
NFP: Nonprofit Organization
NEG: Non-Educational Government Entity
FIGURE 01
NUMBER OF AUTHORIZERS
FIGURE 02
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS PER AUTHORIZER
FIGURE 03
PROPORTION OF SCHOOLS BY AUTHORIZER TYPE
After several decades of charter schooling and authorizing, authorizing continues to
grow, mature, &
professionalize
Read more about what great authorizers do differently to achieve stellar outcomes.
