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June 29, 2012
Federal School Improvement Grants Awarded to Minnesota and Nevada; Options Include Charters

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June 27, 2012
Charter School Facility Construction Starts at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

Construction of a charter school facility has begun at Joint Base Andrews, a military base located in Prince Georges County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., in a partnership of a private development company and the Department of the Air Force.

June 27, 2012
GAO Report: Charter School Enrollments Nationally of Students With Disabilities Lag District Schools By 3 Percentage Points

Enrollment of students with disabilities in charter schools nationwide trails traditional district schools by 3 percentage points, although little is known about why, according to a June 2012 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

June 26, 2012
Three Leaders, School Named to National Charter Schools Hall of Fame

Three leaders and a school joined the National Charter Schools Hall of Fame as part of the 2012 National Charter Schools Conference in June in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

June 26, 2012
The Mind Trust Names Two $1-Million Charter Incubator Grant Winners

Two charter school projects in Indianapolis, Indiana, will each receive $1 million for start-up as the first recipients of Charter School Incubator grants from The Mind Trust.

The Mind Trust, a nonprofit education reform organization in Indianapolis, announced June 25, 2012, that the grants will go to the George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies and Christel House International.

June 21, 2012
$250,000 Broad Prize Goes to YES Prep Public Schools

YES Prep Public School of Houston, Texas, was announced as the winner of the inaugural Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools at the 2012 National Charter Schools Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

June 19, 2012
New Guide Released to Help Charter Schools Start, Manage Special Education Programs

A new guide to help charter schools start and manage effective special education programs was released June 19, 2012, at the National Charter School Resource Center’s Building the Capacity of Charter Schools: Effectively Serving Students conference, held in conjunction with the National Charter Schools Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

June 14, 2012
Federal Charter Schools Program Seeks Grant Application Reviewers

The Charter Schools Program (CSP) at the U.S. Department of Education is seeking peer reviewers to read and evaluate applications for a new discretionary grant competition.

June 14, 2012
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Names New CEO

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools announced on June 14, 2012, that the organization’s new president and CEO is Nina Rees, an education reform veteran and former head of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement.

June 11, 2012
Federal Funding, Collaboration With Districts, Military Families Among Topics for Federal Charter Schools Program Panels at National Conference

A series of panel discussions at the 2012 National Charter Schools Conference will focus on U.S. Department of Education programs and activities that support charter schools, including presentations focused on military families, charter-district collaboration, and federal funding opportunities.

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