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June 12, 2013
Federal Charter Schools Program Announces Start-Up and Dissemination Grant Competitions

The U.S. Department of Education’s Charter Schools Program (CSP) has announced two charter school grant competitions totaling $2 million to support school planning and start-up and for existing schools to disseminate programs.

May 28, 2013
Percentage of Small Charter Schools Drops As Enrollment Grows, NCES Condition of Education 2013 Report Shows

Charter school enrollment across the country grew from about 300,000 in 1999-2000 to 1.8 million in 2010-2011, while the percentage of charter schools that are small dropped, according to The Condition of Education 2013 report from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.

The report showed that the number of charter schools grew to 5,300 schools in 2010–11, a change from 2 percent to 5 percent of all public schools.

May 20, 2013
USDA Rural Facilities Program Provided Direct Loans Totaling $67 Million for Charters in 2012

Charter schools received about $132 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture rural community facilities program low-interest loans and loan guarantees from 2011 to 2012, including direct loans totaling about $67 million in 2012 for 17 projects, according to the agency. The agency provided about $9 million in direct loans for five charter projects in 2011.

May 15, 2013
Resource Center Webinar Focuses on Rights of Students with Disabilities at Charter Schools

Two attorneys with the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) discussed the rights of students with disabilities at charter schools in a May 9, 2013 webinar hosted by the National Charter School Resource Center.

April 25, 2013
Five Charters in U.S. News & World Report Top 20 Public High Schools

The 2013 U.S. News & World Report ranking of public high schools across the country puts five charter schools in the top 20.

April 25, 2013
Idaho to Dedicate Funding for Charter Facilities, Require Authorizer Fees and Performance Contracts

Idaho changed state law in April 2013 to provide dedicated funding for charter school facilities, initiate authorizer fees and require performance contracts.

Under the new law (H206), the state department of education will distribute facilities funding to charter schools based on a percentage of the statewide average for “bond and plant facility funds levied per student by Idaho school districts.”

April 22, 2013
Seven Charter Schools Win 2013 Green Ribbon Schools Awards

Seven charter schools won 2013 Green Ribbon Schools awards, the U.S. Department of Education announced April 22, 2013:

April 18, 2013
NACSA Reports Increase in Charter School Closure Rates

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) on April 18, 2013, released its fifth annual review of practices and policies of the organizations that approve and monitor charter schools, reporting that school closure rates increased from 2011 to 2012.

April 18, 2013
Mississippi Governor Signs Charter School Law

Mississippi has a new charter school law that establishes a single statewide Charter School Authorizer Board to approve up to 15 charter schools annually.

The state’s governor announced April 17, 2013, the signing of the measure as part of a package of education actions.

April 17, 2013
Resource Center Webinar Series to Focus on Facilities Development

The National Charter School Resource Center will host a series of four interactive webinars  designed to provide information critical to the complex task of designing, financing and implementing charter school facilities projects.

The Charter School Facilities Institute Series will start May 29, 2013, with Great School Spaces, which will include examples of innovative charter school facilities.

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