The Challenge Ahead
…careful about authorizing charters and let weak operators remain open year after year have a lot of low-quality charters. There are too many charters where students actually learn less than…
…careful about authorizing charters and let weak operators remain open year after year have a lot of low-quality charters. There are too many charters where students actually learn less than…
Guest Post by Robin Chait and Lauren Outlaw, National Charter School Resource Center As the charter sector grows and evolves, it’s more important than ever to have high-quality authorizing policies…
…provide information that helps stakeholders understand common authorizing issues and increase the number of high-quality schools available to their students. The Value of Multiple Charter School Authorizers: Quality, Diversity, and…
…with the charter school community and authorizers to “determine the appropriate comparison.” If done well, this new comparative data could give authorizers a free, reliable piece of information to use…
…schools are allowed to do so. To be granted the authority to open schools, new authorizers must demonstrate their commitment to quality authorizing practices and charter school accountability. “For children…
…access to a quality education. As part of the challenge, NACSA today launched its “One Million Lives” advocacy campaign, designed to provide better schools to one million children by opening…
…president will help open more great charter schools. We want to hear the next president support what the nation’s parents have demanded: charter schools providing a high-quality public education. …
This year NACSA is proud to help the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools spread its #OpenTheDoors campaign in support of high-quality charter schools. The campaign, launched earlier this month,…
…“Second, we are driven by data, especially achievement data that shows gaps between at-risk kids and their peers,” Hemming emphasizes. “Our staff, board, and schools are all committed to closing…
…authorizer shopping, unequal quality, etc. We support few, high-quality authorizers in every state and praise states like Indiana that have taken steps to stop authorizer shopping. Claim #2: Charter school…