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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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Texas-sized ImprovementsNACSA’s One Million Lives campaign emphasizes growth and accountability: we need both if we are to provide one million children with a better education. In a huge victory, the Texas legislature passed … |
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How much progress is enough?Earlier this week my friend Checker Finn wrote a short, barbed blog saying in effect that charter folks shouldn’t brag too hard about outperforming dismal neighborhood schools when so many of our … |
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Action in the Statehouses: Part 2Session deadlines keep coming and bills keep moving. Monday night in Nevada the Senate unanimously passed AB 205, a comprehensive authorizing bill that institutes performance-based contracts, performance frameworks for each charter school, … |
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What’s in a Name? Authorizing vs. SponsorshipCharter schools may look different from state to state, but one common denominator is that each charter school has an entity that is charged with defining school autonomies and holding the school … |
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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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Action in the StatehousesThis past week has been a whirlwind in statehouses across the country, as the pace of legislative proposals picked up in the face of end-of-session deadlines. Over a dozen states are considering … |
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Standing Up for QualitySpeaking of creating an ecosystem for charter school accountability, here is Bill Phillips, president of the Northeast Charter School Network (NECSN) with a call for clear quality standards for charter school renewal … |
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Creating an Ecosystem for AccountabilityLast month, the US Department of Education and the National Charter School Resource Center hosted an Accountability Summit to explore emerging accountability challenges across the charter school sector and to discuss a variety of … |
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Evidence to the ContraryToday the Center for Education Reform published a report labeling the move toward independent, statewide authorizing commissions as a “dangerous trend.” Our conclusion based on research and experience couldn’t be more different. … |
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Stronger StillLast week in New Orleans, NACSA wrestled with issues of standardization and differentiation in the charter school sector. We held our annual joint meeting of our Board of Directors and National Advisory … |