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NACSA names Guerschmide Saint-Ange as Chief Operations & Talent Officer

Karega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), announced today that Guerschmide Saint-Ange joins NACSA as chief operations and talent officer.  “I’ve been a long-time partner …


Statement on the Verdict of the Derek Chauvin Trial

We grieve for the racism and brutality Black people continue to face in this country, and the murder of George Floyd. The long, hard work to become a more just nation requires …


NACSA Names Veronica Brooks-Uy as Vice President of Policy

Karega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), announced today that Veronica Brooks-Uy will serve as NACSA’s vice president of policy. Brooks-Uy brings more than 10 …


National Association of Charter School Authorizers Launches Search for New Leader Following Resignation of CEO

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) announced today that Greg Richmond, its President and CEO, resigned and departed the organization, and M. Karega Rausch, NACSA’s current Vice President of Research …


Analysis of Georgia’s Charter School Proposals and Approved Schools Reveals Growing, Diverse Sector  

CHICAGO — A new report released today by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) offers a first-ever look at the trends in Georgia’s charter school pipeline—what kinds of schools are being …


Why I Believe in Washington State’s Charter Schools

Last Thursday, I attended the Washington State Charter School Commission Meeting, where many passionate parents, teachers and community members shared what charters meant to them. They also expressed frustration over potentially having …


Good to Great in the Sunshine State

There’s a population boom underway in Florida. It’s not just retired people fueling growth, but entrepreneurs, immigrants, and families—people that need and want good public school options. To meet this growing demand, …


Sharing Ideas, Shaping Futures: The NACSA Leadership Conference

At NACSA, we believe that ideas can shape futures. For our 2015 Leadership Conference, hosted October 19-22 in Colorado, we’ve focused on big ideas in public education, all directed at shaping brighter …


Needs Based Authorizing: Designing a Process to Fill the Gaps (Part 2 of 2)

Written by Margo Roen, Chief of New Schools & Accountability, Achievement School District In Part 1 of this series, I introduced the concept of needs based authorization—authorizing to “fill the gaps” in a …


Public Oversight Far from Lacking in Washington

Last week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee continued the illogical and partisan attack on charter schools that the state’s Supreme Court initiated a week earlier. In a letter opposing a special session to …


Money fuels charter-school dispute

Originally published in the Seattle Times on September 10, 2015 Friday’s Washington state Supreme Court decision against charter schools revealed that public school policy in Washington is about money — and only money. Relying …

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I’m Engaged! Connecting the Authorizer Community

NACSA is about community—bringing together authorizers of all types and sizes to learn and share together. What you put into your involvement with NACSA is what you get out of it. The …


Washington’s Court Decision Threatens to Disrupt 1,200 Students and Families

After decades of litigation against charter schools throughout the nation, Washington’s Supreme Court delivered the first and only decision that invalidated an entire state charter school law—over a technicality on how charter …


NACSA Calls on Washington State Governor to Save Charter Schools

Over the past three years, Washington’s public officials have worked carefully to implement the state’s new charter school law. It is because of their work that more than 1,200 children throughout the …


Needs Based Authorizing: Designing a Process to Fill the Gaps (Part 1 of 2)

Written by Margo Roen, Chief of New Schools & Accountability, Achievement School District From Nevada to Georgia, and everywhere in between, you have probably noticed an increasing interest in, and commitment to, …