Here’s Who’s Speaking at #NACSAcon This Year…
We have exciting updates for you about our upcoming NACSA Virtual Leadership Conference. Take a look below and head to our brand-new conference website to see all the details and to register … Read More
Category: COVID-19
Charter Schools, COVID Relief Funds, and Single Audits: What Authorizers Should Know
The federal government has allocated unprecedented new resources to K-12 schools in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, much of it via Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. These new dollars, … Read More
4 Reasons You Should Attend #NACSAcon
Smart, proactive public charter school authorizing can transform public education. We’ve seen it happen in cities across the country. How did they do it? What lessons can you take from their struggles and … Read More
Holding Up a Mirror: What to Expect at 2021 NACSA Virtual Leadership Conference for Charter School Authorizers
As educators, we need to recognize the significance of this moment for charter school authorizers. The pandemic has interrupted schooling for millions of children–widening achievement and opportunity gaps that we have all … Read More
Amid Change, Our Autonomy and Community Are Our Strength
This blog post was written by Dr. Sana Shaikh, who served until this spring as Director of School Operations at Rise Prep High School, an autonomous school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Rise Prep is … Read More
One Founder’s Lessons Learned in a Year Like No Other
This blog post was written by Aasimah Navlakhi, CEO of BES. BES Fellows spend countless hours, days, weeks, and months planning, working in high-performing schools as resident leaders, distributing thousands of flyers, … Read More
Will We Finally Tap The Learning Expertise That Is Present in Oft-Overlooked Communities?
Please find the full op-ed originally posted on the Education Post website in May 2021. Karega Rausch is the president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. Naomi N. … Read More
Assessments Must Be Part of the Post-COVID Education World
States and schools now have a clear understanding of their annual assessment pathway, waiver or not, with the majority of states pursuing testing. (As NACSA has stated before, assessments in 2020-2021 should … Read More
Transformative Charter Schools Are Not Created in a Lab: Here’s Why
This blog post was written by Susie Miller Carello, Executive Director, SUNY Charter Schools Institute. At the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute (SUNY), we believe that all students, regardless of where they … Read More
Updated March 10 | Federal Education Policy Response to COVID-19
NACSA is committed to sharing out regular updates on the latest federal COVID-19 information available. Primarily, these updates will focus on the latest packages Congress is considering and guidance from the U.S. … Read More