Disclaimer

The Charter Schools Program (CSP) funds or has funded many entities and organizations that provide rich and varied resources. They include:

• National Charter School Resource Center at http://www.charterschoolcenter.org/

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools at http://www.publiccharters.org

• National Association of Charter School Authorizers at http://www.qualitycharters.org/

• Center for Education Reform Charter School Law Ranking and Scorecard at http://www.charterschoolresearch.com/

• Building Charter School Quality

• A Framework for Academic Quality at http://www.charterschoolquality.org/media/1186/
  FrameworkForAcademicQuality.pdf-[1MB]
• A Framework for Operational Quality at http://www.charterschoolquality.org/media/1187/
  FrameworkForOperationalQuality.pdf-[950KB]

• Primers on Implementing Special Education in Charter Schools at http://uscharterschools.org/cs/spedp/print/uscs_docs/spedp/home.htm

• National Charter School Research Project at http://www.crpe.org/cs/crpe/view/projects/1

• National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance at http://www.charterresource.org/

• Center for School Change at http://www.centerforschoolchange.org/

• The U.S. Department of Education press release for the 2010 competition is at: http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-secretary-arne-duncan-announces-twelve-grants-50-million-charter-schoo..

• For answers to frequently asked questions regarding the 2010 competition, visit:  MS Word (60KB)

• For more specifics about the 2010 grant competition, as presented at a session for grant applicants that provided technical assistance as well as information on required performance measures and evaluation plans, visit: MS PowerPoint-[2.26MB]
  
  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)

One Page Information Flyer PDF (111KB)

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