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NACSA President and CEO Greg Richmond Remembers Donald Fisher, Gap Inc. Cofounder and Charter School AdvocateThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) President and CEO Greg Richmond released the following statement today in response to the death of Donald Fisher, Gap Inc. Co-founder and Charter School … |
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New Study Sets Priority Areas and Recommends Strong Standards So All St. Louis Students Have Access to a Quality EducationSt. Louis, MO – The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and IFF, in conjunction with the St. Louis Mayor’s Office, released a new study today analyzing the performance, location, and … |
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NACSA President Applauds Findings of New Survey on New Orleans Charter SchoolsA new survey of New Orleans citizens has found that they strongly support charter schools and education reform efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The survey, conducted by the Council for … |
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NACSA President Appointed to Aspen Institute’s Commission on No Child Left BehindNational Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) President and CEO Greg Richmond was selected today to serve as a Commissioner on The Aspen Institute’s Commission on No Child Left Behind. Richmond, an … |
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NACSA Announces $9.4 Million in Grant FundingThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) announced today that it has received $9.4 million in investments from three of the nation’s preeminent foundations — the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, … |
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Nexus at NACSAPractice + People = Excellence For more than two decades, NACSA has been the leading source for authorizing best practice, backed by research and experience. And as schooling evolves, authorizing is also … |
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2023 Version of Principles and Standards2023 version of Principles & Standards is here! High-quality, innovative, and equitable educational opportunities that communities are rightly demanding have never been more important. Yet even as we emerge and seek to recover well … |
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Innovation After the PandemicAs students and communities emerge from the ravages of a global pandemic, authorizing faces a key challenge: embracing its fundamental role of providing high-quality educational opportunities, while evolving to meet new demands … |
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New School ApplicationWhat’s possible today? Who can start new, high-quality, innovative, and equitable schools? Is it possible for community members, talented educators, or the next generation of leaders to start a new school that … |
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Third ThursdaysNACSA provides professional development opportunities, online courses, resources, and publications that are specifically designed to help authorizers and other school leaders grow and network. Third Thursdays, an ongoing virtual learning series, is … |
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2022 Reflections with KaregaAgency. Acceleration. Autonomy. You couldn’t miss these words, prominently displayed throughout the school. But these were not just words on walls: I saw how students, teachers, and administrators took those beliefs seriously. … |
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2022 Change MakersAcross the country, the dual challenges of an ongoing pandemic and racial inequities continue to impact our schools. But educators, school leaders, and authorizers across the country have been working to meet … |
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Authorizer Resource: Measuring School Quality in Multiple WaysEvaluating charter school performance to ensure school accountability is at the heart of authorizing. Measuring school quality is multifaceted work. To do it well, authorizers work with schools to set the right … |
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NACSA names Brian Graham as Chief Financial OfficerDr. M. Karega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), announced today that Brian Graham joins NACSA as chief financial officer. “I am honored to be … |
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State of Charter Authorizing ReportAuthorizing is the most consequential public school governance reform of the past two decades. For the last 20+ years, authorizers have been creating a new landscape, where school autonomy—balanced by fierce accountability … |