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NACSA Selects Third Cohort for Leaders Program

The success of the charter school sector depends on having strong authorizers capable of managing a portfolio of high-performing schools and ensuring that every charter school provides an outstanding education to its …


Strong Authorizing Practices Produced Better Schools for 230,000 Students in 2013

More than 230,000 students are attending better schools in 2013 because of the actions of charter school authorizers across the country, according to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). Authorizers …


National Association of Charter School Authorizers and the Charter School Growth Fund release recommendatons for successful replication of high-performing charter schools

State policies must change to differentiate and grow high-performing charter schools and weed out the low performers according to a report released today by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) …


NACSA Calls on Nation’s Charter School Authorizers to Act Now to Maintain Accountability

In a statement released today, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) cautioned that while the upcoming shift to Common Core standards provides a long-term opportunity to improve the nation’s schools, it …


NACSA releases recommendations on accountability measures for alternative charter schools

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) today released Anecdotes Aren’t Enough: An Evidence-Based Approach to Accountability for Alternative Charter Schools, a report that sets out recommendations for appropriate accountability systems …


Mississippi Adds Two More Quality School Options

NACSA congratulates the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board (MCSAB or Board) on the completion of another rigorous application process, resulting in two additional quality school options for students and families in North …


NACSA Membership — Evolving to Back-up Great Authorizing

When authorizers do their job well, they create brighter futures for our nation’s kids. They foster public school options that wouldn’t otherwise exist, ensuring that every child has access to a great …


Mississippi Children are Counting on us to Get it Right from the Beginning

Back-to-school ‘15 in Jackson, Mississippi looks better than ever. For years, Jackson families awaited passage of the legal framework that would enable the creation of new charter schools, and then for approval …


Testing and Leadership and Prison, Oh My!

Each year charter schools—one of the most sustained education reforms of the past 25 years—are woefully underrepresented at SXSWedu, one of the nation’s most revered conferences for learning and new ideas in …


One Million Lives Campaign

NACSA Launches Charter Operator Tracker (Beta) to Support Quality Authorizing in Florida

Today 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 …


ESEA: Nineteen Words with a Big Punch

ESEA cleared a major hurdle last with an 81-17 bi-partisan vote in on the Senate floor. This post breaks down what it means for authorizing practice, how it interacts with testing, and how it translates into more accountability for charter schools.


NACSA VP Karega Rausch Appointed to Indiana Charter School Board

Today we are thrilled to celebrate our Vice President of Research and Evaluation Karega Rausch’s appointment to serve as the Chair of the Indiana Charter School Board (ICSB). The appointment recognizes his leadership in the field and commitment to great schools for all children.


No Child Left Behind’s test and improve model is working

Published in the Washington Post, July 23 The national conversation around how and why to test kids in public schools has gone astray. Loud and persistent voices have been decrying a culture …


NACSA Commends Bipartisan Charter Provisions included in Every Child Achieves Act

Today, 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, …


Bipartisan Charter Provisions Included in ESEA Reauthorization Bills to be Commended

  Today, 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). The bipartisan, common …