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Los Angeles Unified Charter Schools Director Selected for Board of National OrganizationJosé J. Cole-Gutiérrez, director of charter schools for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), works each day to bring exceptional public school choices to the children of Los Angeles through high-quality charter … |
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National Charter Authorizer Group Endorses Wisconsin Ed ReformsProposed education reforms in Wisconsin would address significant obstacles standing in the way of a more effective charter public school sector, today said the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). The … |
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Partnership Brings Additional Capacity to Nation’s Largest Authorizers of Charter SchoolsDeveloping a pipeline of exceptional talent is necessary to serve and strengthen the growing field of charter school authorizing. The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is partnering with three of … |
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NACSA Applauds Indiana Move to Strengthen Charter Law to Ensure QualityGreg Richmond, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, today issued the following statement regarding Governor Michael Pence’s signature of revision to Indiana’s charter school law: “Yesterday, Governor … |
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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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NACSA’s CSP Guidance for Management OrganizationsAs federal education programming has shifted over the years to be more focused on high-quality outcomes for students, communities desiring a charter school have increasingly turned to already-proven, successful educational models to … |
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Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) AuthorizingQuality authorizing can exist within many contexts and structures. One of those contexts is within higher education institutions (HEIs). We examined how and what HEIs contribute to the charter schools’ landscape. This … |
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SXSW EDU 2023 Conference ProposalsNACSA has submitted two innovative and exciting session proposals for The SXSW EDU 2023 Conference (March 6-9); now we need your help. The South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU Conference brings together the learner, the practitioner, … |
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Authorizing by the NumbersWe spend plenty of time talking about the why and how of our work, as we seek to ensure more high-quality, innovative, and equitable educational opportunities for children. But every few years, … |
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Supplementing, Not Replacing: How Multiple Measures WorkWe can hope (or imagine) that all students come to school every day on grade level, ready to learn. But the reality is, some students have been totally or partially disengaged from school, and this impacts their academic learning. |
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NACSA Statement on the Department of Education’s Final Regulations for CSPAfter reading the more than 300 pages of final Charter Schools Program grant competition criteria and regulations, we thank the Department for listening and taking seriously concerns raised by many in the … |
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COVID-19 Recovery: The Real CSP PriorityAs we begin our COVID-19 recovery efforts, families and communities are demanding innovative, community-centered, high-quality educational opportunities that meet the unprecedented challenges students are facing. The charter school sector is at the … |
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NACSA Statement on 4th U.S. Circuit Court Ruling in Peltier v. Charter Day SchoolThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is pleased with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s en banc decision today in Peltier v. Charter Day School, holding that … |
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Measuring Innovations Can Take Trial and ErrorThird in a series David Greenberg VP, Authorizer Learning & Development What if your local high school was evaluated solely on its student achievement on state reading and math assessments, paired with … |
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NACSACon 2022: Excellence from CommunitiesRegistration for our annual leadership conference, NACSACon, is now open! We want you to join us in Minneapolis, October 24 – 27, to celebrate centering communities and being back together! WHY REGISTER? … |