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To be successful, charter schools must actively recruit, retain, and develop effective teachers and leaders. The National Charter School Resource Center provides easy access to high-quality resources to help the charter school community understand the critical role of human capital at each level of the school system.

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Developing Education Talent: A Citywide Approach
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Resources & Research

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Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board (Full Version)
Toolkit
This 2000 toolkit from the Charter Friends National Network outlines the steps required to create...
Better Choices: Charter Incubation As a Strategy for Improving the Charter School Sector
Report
This December 2011 policy brief from the Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust and the Thomas...
Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions: Results of a Symposium
Report
Charter advocates and teachers' unions often find themselves at loggerheads over a variety of...
Financial Incentives for Hard-to-Staff Positions: Cross-Sector Lessons for Public Education
Report
This 2008 Center for American Progress report explores approaches utilized in other sectors to fill...
Teacher Compensation in Charter and Private Schools: Snapshots and Lessons for District Public Schools
Report
The Center for American Progress commissioned the authors to write this report to explore teacher...
Teacher Attrition in Charter Schools
Report
In this 2007 report, Gary Miron and Brooks Applegate, from Western Michigan University, report...
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Creating an Effective Charter School Governing Board (Abridged)
Toolkit
This 2000 toolkit from the Charter Friends National Network outlines the steps required to create...
Parallel Patterns: Teacher Attrition in Charter vs. District Schools
Report
Teacher turnover in charter schools is more likely driven by the same factors that lead teachers to...
Incubating High-Quality Charter Schools: Innovations in City-Based Organizations
Brief
In May 2011, the National Charter School Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Education...
Achievement First: Developing A Teacher Performance Management System that Recognizes Excellence
Report
This March 2011 report from The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program provides an...
Enhancing Teacher Leadership in Charter Schools
Toolkit
Originally produced by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, this toolkit of...
Troops To Teachers, Data on Charter School Hires by State and Year
Data
At least 385 military personnel who have participated in the Department of Defense’s...