Wonk-Attack (Volume 1): First Step Transparency, Second Step Accountability (Is My Charter School Good or Bad?)
With legislative sessions across the country coming to a close for 2015, we saw performance transparency as a trend this session.
Author: NACSA (National Association of Charter School Authorizers)
Managing and Building Relationships with the Decision Makers
The strength of the relationship between a charter authorizer’s board and its staff has a major influence on the quality of the charter school authorizing.
We Want YOUR Ideas for the Next Leadership Conference
NACSA’s 2015 Leadership Conference is in the works! We are developing the schedule now for the October 19-22 program in Denver, Colorado and we want your session ideas! Our priority is to … Read More
Colorado’s New Charter Law Will Help Grow Charters Responsibly
Earlier this month, Colorado Governor Hickenlooper signed House Bill 1184 into law, which will help grow and expand Colorado’s networks of quality charter schools. Colorado has a mix of individual charter schools and … Read More
Learning How to Streamline an Early Childhood Accountability System that Actually Works
In Washington DC, there are 66 early childhood public charter school programs that serve more than 15,000 students 3 years of age to second grade. Collectively, they use more than 30 different assessments to measure different reading and math skills and evaluate their programs’ academic performance… and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Student Discipline, School Choice, and Charter School Flexibility
NACSA President and CEO Greg Richmond comments on Sarah Carr’s piece in The Atlantic on discipline in New Orleans’ charter schools over at Education Post: …Carr’s article does an excellent job of describing how … Read More
Beyond the Divide: A Better Conversation on Charter Schools
NACSA President and CEO Greg Richmond has joined the Advisory Board of Education Post, a new organization created to foster a better conversation “about public education and what our children need — an … Read More
NACSA Calls Annenberg Institute Accountability Report Disappointing, Incomplete
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) released the following statement in response to the recommendations in a report on authorizer accountability released yesterday by the Annenberg Institute at Brown University: … Read More
Keeping Personalized Learning Schools On Track
Guest Post: Larry Miller and Betheny Gross Charter schools are leading the nation in seeking new ways to personalize learning with a blend of teacher-led and technology-based instruction. If they are successful, these … Read More
An Intentional Focus on Quality
Guest Post: Lisa Graham Keegan, Chair, NACSA Board of Directors Public charter schools were created specifically to advance achievement. They reflect the vision, the skills and the heart of the team that … Read More