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Charter school growth: What changed in the last 10 years?

This week, we released the 10th annual student enrollment share report, A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Charter School Communities, which identifies communities with the highest enrollment share and largest number of students attending charter public schools. When this report was first released in 2006, the national student enrollment in charter schools was one million; that number has… Continue reading Charter school growth: What changed in the last 10 years?

Getting Lost While Trying to Follow the Money

Tracking the special education dollars that support services for students with disabilities attending public schools is complicated; attempting to track the funds to autonomous public charter schools is even more so. Public schools, traditional and charter alike, receive their operating revenues from three primary sources: local property taxes, state per-pupil allocations, and federal categorical-aid programs.… Continue reading Getting Lost While Trying to Follow the Money

Separation of Church and School: Guidance for Public Charter Schools Using Religious Facilities

Public charter school leaders and advocates are dedicated to growing the number of high-quality public charter schools available to all families, especially those in communities where there are very few opportunities to attend a high-quality public school. To realize the promise that public charter school expansion can bring, public charter schools need reasonable access to… Continue reading Separation of Church and School: Guidance for Public Charter Schools Using Religious Facilities

What the Data Actually Say About Teacher Turnover

There is a persistent criticism that charter schools have dramatically high rates of teacher turnover due to burnout or dissatisfaction. However, national data paint a different picture. Education Week’s Charters & Choice blog recently revisited the only national representative data on the rates at which teachers in charter and traditional public schools stay, move, or… Continue reading What the Data Actually Say About Teacher Turnover

Pre-K and Charter Schools: Where State Policies Create Barriers to Collaboration

High-quality charter schools and pre-K programs have shown tremendous potential to change the educational and life trajectories of low-income students. In combination, they could do even more to improve the odds for our nations most vulnerable youngsters. But current policy and practice in many states limit the ability of charter schools to offer state-funded pre-K… Continue reading Pre-K and Charter Schools: Where State Policies Create Barriers to Collaboration

The Hidden Connection in City-wide Reform: How Charter Schools Can Bring Equity to Public Education

Many civic leaders believe that the New Orleans reform strategy holds promise for increasing educational outcomes in other cities. This is likely true. But this is also true: New Orleans continues to make an equally meaningful contribution to advancing educational equity while advancing educational outcomes. In order to ensure city or district-wide reform efforts are… Continue reading The Hidden Connection in City-wide Reform: How Charter Schools Can Bring Equity to Public Education

U.S. News and World Report Ranks 28 Public Charter Schools in Top 100

Today, the U.S. News & World Report released its 2015 Best High Schools Rankings, and 28 public charter schools are among the top 100. Moreover, two public charter high schools are ranked in the top 10: BASIS Scottsdale (#2) in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology (#4) in Lawrenceville, Ga. U.S.… Continue reading U.S. News and World Report Ranks 28 Public Charter Schools in Top 100

Waiting for Their Chance: A Closer Look at Wait Lists in Urban Public Charter Schools

Public charter schools are finally giving parents an alternative to the low-performing school systems in our nations biggest cities. Unfortunately, in communities with few high-quality public school options, the demand for charter schools is substantially higher than the number of seats available. When this happens, charter schools hold lotteries to determine which students will be… Continue reading Waiting for Their Chance: A Closer Look at Wait Lists in Urban Public Charter Schools

New CREDO Study Shows Urban Charter Schools Outperform District Peers

A report released yesterday by The Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University, Urban Charter School Study Report on 41 Regions, found that public charter schools located in our nation’s largest urban districts are showing significant positive performance impacts for the most disadvantaged students. Overall, students enrolled in urban public charter schools… Continue reading New CREDO Study Shows Urban Charter Schools Outperform District Peers

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