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This February 2013 Government Accountability Office report reviews the operation of charter schools on military bases, including start-up, use of federal grants, preferences for admission, facilities, and base security and access for civilian members of the school community. The report, which profiles the eight charter schools in seven states that were identified as being on bases, includes recommendations for oversight and standards development for such charter schools.

Two grants from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that together total about $2.3 million are being used to expand health care services at a clinic at a California charter school and help train nurses and other care providers.

This report examines the impact of Proposition 227, which was passed in California in June 1998, on the education of English language learners (ELLs). The authors analyze the impact of the policy on the achievement of ELLs and identify factors, other than the policy, that are related to academic success for ELLs. Based on the results of their analyses, the authors make recommendations to the state.

This June 2011 report from the American Institutes for Research gauges the extent of Common Core State Standards implementation work in seven school districts across the country, including a charter school group in Arizona. The categories of information include curriculum and instruction, instructional leadership, professional development, and assessments.