Disclaimer

• The press release describing the 2010 award-winners is at: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-35-million-charter-school-leadership-grants-suppo

• For general resources about charter schools, click here.

• Five state-level organizations have received funds through the National Leadership Activities grant program. These include:
  

  1. Arizona Charter Schools Association: http://www.azcharters.org/
  2. California Charter Schools Association: http://www.calcharters.org/
  3. Colorado League of Charter Schools: http://www.coloradoleague.org/index/php
  4. Illinois Network of Charter Schools: http://www.incschools.org/
  5. Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Association: http://www.masscharterschools.org/

• For more specifics about the 2010 grant competition, as presented at a session for grant applications that provided technical assistance as well as information on required performance measures and evaluation plans, visit:
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  Please note: Used with the permission of Indiana University Center for Evaluation & Education Policy

Making Charter School Facilities More Affordable: State-driven Policy Approaches showcases charter school facility laws and practices that have been developed to tackle the facilities challenge in eight states and Washington, D.C. (Out of Print)

K-8 Charter Schools Guide Closing the Achievement Gap looks at seven K-8 charter schools that are dispelling the myth that some students cannot achieve to high standards. These schools are closing the achievement gap through challenging curriculum, high expectations, and the proper support that all students need to succeed. (Out of Print)

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Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap shows how eight diverse schools are using innovative instructional approaches to close the achievement gap between the highest and the lowest performing students. (Out of Print)

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Charter Schools: Cesar Chavez and MATCH

Two charter schools featured in the Innovations in Education guides, Cesar Chavez (Pueblo, Colorado) and MATCH (Boston, MA), provide tutoring, parent support and more -- whatever it takes -- to help all of their mostly low-income students succeed with a rigorous curriculum.
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Supporting Charter School Excellence Through Quality Authorizing features eight charter authorizers that share a commitment to quality and remain focused on improving and expanding the education options in their area. The guide is designed to help policymakers at the state and national levels and to help current and potential authorizers replicate these successful models and practices. (Out of Print)

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Successful Charter Schools profiles the successes of eight charter schools around the country. (Out of Print)