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NACSA President Tapped by National Journal to Launch Education Expert Blog

National Association of Charter School Authorizers’ (NACSA) President and CEO Greg Richmond joined fellow education leaders today to launch the National Journal’s Education Expert Blog (http://education.nationaljournal.com). The Education Expert Blog will feature …


NACSA President Applauds Findings of New Charter School Study

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) President and CEO Greg Richmond released the following statement today in response to a report by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) …


NACSA President Emphasizes Role of Public Officials in Increasing the Quality of the Charter Sector

In celebration of National Charter School Week, President and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) Greg Richmond headlined a panel discussion entitled Chartering the Course: The Leadership Role …


National Association of Charter School Authorizers Announces National Advisory Board

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) has announced twelve individuals who will serve as members of their National Advisory Board. NACSA’s National Advisory Board is composed of leaders from some …


Letter to Governor Spitzer

Over the past decade, the State of New York has made the right moves to ensure a system of high quality public charter schools. Several provisions found in Assembly Bill 4307-B approved …


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, …