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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Color of Success: Black Student Achievement in Public Charter Schools
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This 2008 issue brief from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools reviews research on the performance of black student...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkValue-Added and Experimental Studies of the Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: A Literature Review
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This 2008 report, written for the Center on Reinventing Public Education, reviews a number of rigorous studies that examine the ...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Gender Gap in Charter School Attendance
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This 2009 paper, which was supported by the National Center on School Choice, presents findings related to the authors' analysis...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkHow Diverse Schools Affect Student Mobility: Charter, Magnet, and Newly Built Campuses in Los Angeles
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This July 2011 working paper from the University of California, Berkeley, examines the patterns and influences driving student m...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPublic School Choice in the District of Columbia: A Descriptive Analysis
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This 2011 report from the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research is an analysis of aspects of the impact...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAre High Quality Schools Enough to Close the Achievement Gap? Evidence from a Social Experiment in Harlem
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..In this report, authors Will Dobbie and Roland Fryer, Jr. of Harvard University present an empirical study of the Harlem Childre...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAchievement and Behavior in Charter Schools: Drawing a More Complete Picture
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This study analyzes the effect of charter schools on student behavior and attendance.Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Policymaker's Primer on Education Research: How to Understand, Evaluate, and Use It
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This user friendly guide is designed to help policymakers and practitioners better understand educational research and apply it ...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Other Lottery: Are Philanthropists Backing the Best Charter Schools?
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy and 2 additional..This June 2011 report from the Cato Institute states that its analysis of philanthropic support for charter schools in Californi...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Framework for Operational Quality
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy, AuthorizersDeveloped by the National Consensus Panel on Charter School Operational Quality, this report offers a framework for charter scho...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBuilding a Foundation for Success: How Authorizers Can Help Schools with the Facilities Challenge
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Facilities, Charter Schools, Leadership, Authorizers, FacilitiesThis National Association of Charter School Authorizers briefing outlines ways in which authorizers can support charter lending ...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkAchieving Excellence at Scale: State Support for High-Performing Charter School Expansion
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy, AuthorizersThis issue brief from the National Governors Association provides insight into policy directions and best practices for states s...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStarting Fresh in Low-Performing Schools: A New Option for District Leaders
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Conversion and Turnaround, AuthorizersAn overview of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers' guidelines on effective strategies to turn around chronic...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Cautionary Tale: School Turnarounds and Charter Leadership
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Staffing and 3 additional..This chapter in the National Charter School Research Project Center on Reinventing Public Education's 2009 Hopes, Fears and Real...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStarting Fresh in Low-Performing Schools: Engaging Parents and the Community
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Conversion and Turnaround, AuthorizersThis National Association of Charter School Authorizers publication focuses on concrete strategies to engage parents and communi...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSteadying the Three-Legged Stool: Authorizers, Charter Schools, and Education Service Providers
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, AuthorizersThis issue brief from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers examines the accountability and oversight relations...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhen It Really Matters: Charter Renewal Decisions at the State University of New York
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, AuthorizersThis National Association of Charter School Authorizers report details three renewal decisions undertaken by SUNY's Charter Scho...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Framework for Academic Quality
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy, AuthorizersThis 2008 report from the National Consensus Panel on Charter School Academic Quality identifies four essential indicators of ac...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFinancial Incentives for Hard-to-Staff Positions: Cross-Sector Lessons for Public Education
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, StaffingThis 2008 Center for American Progress report explores approaches utilized in other sectors to fill hard-to-staff positions. The...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFair Trade: Five Deals to Expand and Improve Charter Schooling
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Charter Schools, Leadership, Starting and Operating a Charter, Policy, AuthorizersIn this 2008 Education Sector brief, Andrew Rotherham presents five deals that state and local policymakers might consider to ex...Contributor: National Charter School Resource CenterViews: 0Favorites: 0