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NACSA Launches Charter Operator Tracker (Beta) to Support Quality Authorizing in FloridaToday the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) announces the launch of its Charter Operator Tracker (Beta), a new database of information about charter school management organizations and the schools they … |
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NACSA Commends Bipartisan Charter Provisions included in Every Child Achieves ActToday, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1177, more commonly referred to as the “Every Child Achieves Act” (ECAA), a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In response, Greg Richmond, … |
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NACSA Recognizes U.S. House of Representatives for Strong Charter School Provisions included in the ESEA Reauthorization ActToday, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). In response, Greg Richmond, president and CEO of the National Association of … |
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NACSA Congratulates Senior Advisor Nelson Smith, Newest Charter School Hall of Fame InducteeChicago, lll. – The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is pleased to congratulate Senior Advisor Nelson Smith on his election into the National Charter School Hall of Fame, an honor … |
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NACSA Helps Build Charter School Authorizing Talent with Launch of Fellowship in Partnership with University of MinnesotaChicago, Ill. – Nearly 25 years after passing the nation’s first charter school legislation, Minnesota continues to lead charter school education with the launch of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers … |
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Postcard from the Statehouse: St. Paul, MNHello from a chilly St. Paul, Minnesota! Earlier this week, the House Education Committee chose to incorporate into an omnibus bill, HF 998, legislation that would create a closure provision for charter … |
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Core Principles and Essential PracticesThis week NACSA released the second edition of its Index of Essential Practices. The Index articulates a set of practices for authorizers that can significantly improve the quality of their work—and in turn … |
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Accountability in MinnesotaCheck out the new op-ed from Al Fan of Charter School Partners and NACSA’s Alex Medler on the need for greater accountability for the state’s charter schools. “A bi-partisan bill is making … |
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Postcard from the Statehouse: Nashville, TNGreetings from Nashville! Earlier this week, the House Education Committee passed HB 0702, legislation that would create the State Charter School Panel, an independent chartering board. The Panel would serve as an … |
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Charter School Authorizers Group Issues 2012 Professional Practice IndexThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) today released its 2012 Index of Essential Practices, a set of professional practices to guide quality charter school approval and monitoring. Good charter school … |
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Beware Charter School Authorizer ShoppingThe Fort Wayne, IN Journal Gazette, published an op-ed over the weekend by NACSA president and CEO, Greg Richmond. Richmond warns against the dangers of charter school forum shopping whereby a charter … |
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One Million Lives In Action: Ball State UniversityAlthough Ball State University’s Office of Charter Schools has faced some tough criticism in the past, it is working to set an example of how an authorizer can drastically improve its policies … |
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New CREDO Study Finds Massachusetts Charter School Students Making Greater GainsA new report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University (CREDO) “found that the typical student in a Massachusetts charter school gains more learning in a year than … |
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NACSA Commends KIPP on Strong Student AchievementNACSA’s president and CEO, Greg Richmond, issued the following statement regarding the KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research: “Today’s Mathematica Policy Research study on the positive … |
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KIPP Impact: “Statistically significant, and educationally substantial”Mathematica Policy Research, a nonpartisan research firm, has released a new study of KIPP middle schools. The study, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, found that “The average impact of KIPP on student achievement is … |