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National Association of Charter School Authorizers Elects LeadersJames N. Goenner, Executive Director of Central Michigan University’s Center for Charter Schools, was elected last week to serve as Vice Chair of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA). NACSA … |
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Charter Schools Perform when District & Political Backing is EvidentChicago — Charter school performance varies considerably across the nation, as indicated by today’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, but the independent public schools outperform traditional schools when political and … |
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UFT Charter School Gets Improve-or-Close RenewalThis morning, the Charter School Committee of the Board of Trustees of The State University of New York (SUNY), the governing body of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute decided to renew the charter of U.F.T. … |
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More on Authorizer Accountability in MichiganEastern Michigan University’s Charter Schools Office Director Malverne Winborne weighs in on the recent report commissioned by the Michigan State Board of Education comparing the performance of authorizer portfolios across the state. … |
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Postcard from the Statehouse: Austin, Texas“Postcard from the Statehouse” will provide occasional updates on the travels of NACSA’s Policy Team as they advocate for strong authorizer policies across the country. Greetings from Texas! Yesterday, the Senate Education Committee heard … |
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No Exit?Imagine if you were in a contractual relationship with a service provider, and the provider told you that you couldn’t end the contract. A recent case in Florida illustrates why NACSA recommends … |
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Access is Not OptionalBy design, charter schools are supposed to be open to all students. The idea is that rather than gaining admission based on their zip code or test scores, charter school students are … |
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Accepting AccountabilityIt is always disappointing when charter schools that are not meeting their performance expectations fight efforts to hold them accountable. We shouldn’t forget, though, that some charter schools will live up to … |
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Four Tips for Cage-Busting AuthorizersRick Hess’s new book, Cage-Busting Leadership is out. Quality charter school authorizing often involves a lot of cage-busting. The vast majority of authorizers work in school districts–systems that are set up in … |
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Joint–Not-Central–Planning for All DC Public SchoolsIn the second post of a two-part series, Scott Pearson, Executive Director of the D.C. Public Charter School Board, addresses another big question raised in Emma Brown’s recent article on charter school growth in the nation’s capital: … |
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Silver Bullets and UnicornsSilver bullets and unicorns have three important characteristics in common. 1.) They don’t exist; 2) No one older than 16 believes that they exist; and 3) anyone claiming that someone else believes … |
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School Performance Analysis 2.0Guest Post from Rob Kimball, Sr. Director of Operations & Policy, Grand Valley State University Charter Schools Office Regardless of the size of an authorizer’s portfolio, a laser-like focus on school performance is critical to … |