State Connections (Preview)
The National Charter School Resource Center offers State Connections, a new way to navigate resources for starting, operating, and improving charter schools in each state. This page, which will be updated with enhanced functionality and additional content throughout 2012, links resources from the Resource Center website with information about Charter Support Organizations, State Education Agencies, state legislation, and much more. During the interim time period, this page will serve as a preview of this new section of the website.
Browse the state-based resources below by selecting a state from the following table.
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Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Charter School Program
(907) 465-8718
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Arizona Charter School Association
(602) 944-0644
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Arizona Department of Education
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Arkansas Public School Resource Center
(501) 492-4300
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Arkansas Department of Education
(501) 683-5313
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California Charter Schools Association
(213) 244-1446
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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California Department of Education
Charter School Office
(916) 322-6029
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Charter School Development Center
(916) 538-6612
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Colorado League of Charter Schools
(303) 989-5356
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Colorado Department of Education
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Connecticut Charter School Network
(860) 655-5907
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Connecticut Department of Education
Charter Schools Program
(860) 713-6574
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Delaware Charter Schools Network
(302) 778-5999
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Delaware Department of Education
Delaware Charter Schools
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Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)
(202) 387-0405
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District of Columbia Office of State Superintendent of Education
Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support
(202) 727-6436
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Florida Department of Education
Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice, Charter Schools
(800) 447-1636
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Florida Charter School Alliance
(954) 881-5792
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Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools, Inc.
(954) 463-9595
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Georgia Charter Schools Association
(403) 835-8900
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Georgia Department of Education
Charter Schools Division
(404) 657-0515
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Hawaii Charter Schools Network
(808) 741-5966
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Hawai'i Public Schools
(808) 586-3775
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Idaho Charter School Network
(208) 906-1420
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Idaho Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(208) 332-6963
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Illinois Network of Charter Schools
(312) 629-2063
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Illinois State Board of Education
Charter School Office
(312) 814-2223
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New Schools for Chicago
(312) 853-1212
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Indiana Public Charter Schools Association
(317) 972-5880
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Indiana Department of Education
Office of Charter Schools
(317) 232-9143
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The Mind Trust - Charter School Incubator
(317) 822-8102
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Iowa Department of Education
(515) 281-5294
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Kansas State Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(785) 368-7356
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
(504) 274-3651
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Louisiana Department of Education
Office of Parental Options
(225) 342-3640
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Algiers Charter Schools Association
(504) 302-7000
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Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools
(504) 267-7239
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New Schools for New Orleans
(504) 274-3619
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has passed legislation allowing charter schools, but the state does not have a charter school in operation within its borders.
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Maine Association for Charter Schools
(207) 785-3071
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Maine Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(207) 624-6620
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Maryland Charter School Network
(800) 689-3795
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Maryland State Department of Education
Office of School Innovations
(410) 767-3677
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Massachusetts Charter Public School Association
(617) 523-0881
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Charter School & School Redesign Office
(781) 338-3227
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Michigan Association of Public School Academies
(517) 374-9167
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Michigan Department of Education
Office of Charter Public Schools
(517) 373-4631
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Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
(651) 789-3090
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Minnesota Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(651) 582-8297
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Charter School Partners
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has passed legislation allowing charter schools, but the state does not have a charter school in operation within its borders.
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Missouri Charter Public School Association
(314) 776-3551
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Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Charter Schools Office
(573) 751-4253)
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Charter School Association of Nevada
(702) 953-2602
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Nevada Department of Education
Office of Charter Schools
(775) 687-9174
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New Hampshire Center for Innovative Schools
(603) 224-0366
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New Hampshire Department of Education
Office of Charter Schools
(603) 271-2079
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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New Hampshire Public Charter School Association
(603) 498-2386
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New Jersey Charter Schools Association
(608) 989-9700
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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New Jersey Department of Education
Office of Charter Schools
(609) 292-5850
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Newark Charter School Fund
(973) 733-2285
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New Mexico Coalition for Charter Schools
(505) 842-8203
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New Mexico Public Education Department
Charter School Division
(505) 827-6909
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New York Charter Schools Association
(518) 694-3110
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New York State Education Department
Charter School Office
(518) 474-1762
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New York City Charter School Center
(212) 437-8300
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North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools
(919) 900-8951
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North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Office of Charter Schools
(919) 807-3491
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North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association
(704) 887-3463
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools
(614) 744-2266
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Ohio Department of Education
Office of Community Schools
(614) 466-7058
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Oklahoma Charter School Association
(405) 833-0734
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Oklahoma State Department of Education
Charter School Program
(405) 521-3333
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Northwest Center for Educational Options
(503) 353-1690
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Oregon Department of Education
Charter Schools, Title V-B
(503) 580-3613
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Pennsylvania Coalition for Public Charter Schools
(482) 356-0191
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Pennsylvania Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(717) 783-9294
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Rhode Island League of Charter Schools
(401) 831-3700
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of the Commissioner, Charter Schools
(401) 222-8462
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina
(800) 691-7133
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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South Carolina State Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(803) 734-8368
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Tennessee Charter School Association
(615) 891-1066
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Tennessee Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(615) 741-8486
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Tennessee Charter School Incubator
(615) 401-7222
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Texas Charter School Association
(512) 584-8272
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Texas Education Agency
Division of Charter School Administration
(512) 463-9575
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Utah Association of Public Charter Schools
(801) 960-2583
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Utah State Office of Education
Charter Schools Office
(801) 538-7220
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Virginia Charter School Resource Center
(703) 522-5809
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Virginia Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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Washington Charter School Resource Center
(206) 634-0589
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As of the 2011-2012 school year, this state has not passed legislation allowing charter schools.
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Wisconsin Charter Schools Association
(414) 215-9272
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Charter Schools Office
(800) 441-4563
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Wisconsin Innovative Schools Network
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Wyoming Association of Public Charter Schools
(307) 640-6157
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Wyoming Department of Education
Charter Schools Office
(307) 777-6210
Resource: Starting a Charter School
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