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Author: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | Published: May 2012

A Mission to Serve: How Public Charter Schools are Designed to Meet the Diverse Demands of our Communities

This report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) profiles six charter schools that have “proved successful at closing the achievement gap for their largely African American and Latino student populations” and examines the different enrollment strategies at the schools, with some focused on underserved areas and others being more representative of their entire city. The report features West Denver Prep and DSST Public Schools, both of Denver, Colorado; Achievement Prep and E.L.

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Author: New York City Charter School Center | Published: May 2012

The State of the NYC Charter School Sector

This 2012 report from the New York City Charter School Center provides a wide range of data and analyses about the performance of charter schools in the city and comparisons with the city’s district schools.

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Author: Illinois State Board of Education | Published: April 2012

2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Illinois Charter School Biennial Report

This 2009–2010 and 2010–2011 Illinois Charter School Biennial Report from the Illinois State Board of Education, dated January 2012, provides an overview of the state’s charter school landscape, including charter school academic performance and demographics, changes in the law, and results of a survey of charter schools regarding bonus pay.

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Author: David Arsen, Michigan State University; Yongmei Ni, University of Utah | Published: April 2012

Is Administration Leaner in Charter Schools? Resource Allocation in Charter and Traditional Public Schools (Michigan)

This March 2012 study compares resource allocation in charter and district schools in Michigan, finding that charter schools on average spend nearly $800 more per pupil per year on administration and $1,100 less on instruction. Funding patterns for both types of schools nationwide and in the state are reviewed, and the various circumstances that can impact allocations, such as issues of school scale, are discussed in the analysis.

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Author: Center on Reinventing Education, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | Published: March 2012

Learning From Charter School Management Organizations: Strategies for Student Behavior and Teacher Coaching

This March 2012 report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. -- part of a series of studies assessing the impact of charter management organizations (CMOs) on student achievement and identifying effective practices -- focuses on the association with success of high expectations for student behavior and close supervision and coaching of teachers.

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Author: Roland G. Fryer, Jr., Harvard University, EdLabs, and National Bureau of Economic Research | Published: March 2012

Injecting Successful Charter School Strategies Into Traditional Public Schools: Early Results From an Experiment in Houston

This 2012 report covers the implementation and impact of  strategies from successful charter schools at nine low-performing traditional district schools in Houston, Texas, in the  2010-11 school year. The five strategies were increased instructional time, new staff, differentiation with tutoring or computerized instruction, data-driven instruction, and a culture of high expectations.

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Author: Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) | Published: June 2009

Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States

This frequently referenced 2009 report was published by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University. In this complex longitudinal study, the researchers examined student learning outcomes in reading and math in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Read the report to learn more about what the researchers found when they compared the performance of students in charter schools with that of similar students in traditional public schools.

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Author: National Center for Education Statistics | Published: August 2010

National Charter School Principal and Teacher Attrition and Mobility Data From Two NCES Reports, 2010

These two reports from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S.

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Author: National Center for Education Statistics | Published: June 2009

National Charter School Enrollment, Staffing, and Media Center Data Available From Four NCES Reports, 2009

These four reports from the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences provide a variety of data about enrollment and staffing of charter schools, and media centers in charter schools. The June 2009 reports represent selected findings from the 2007-08 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS).

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Author: Georgia Department of Education | Published: February 2012

Georgia Charter School Division 2010-2011 Annual Report

This Georgia Department of Education report covers the performance of the state’s 162 charter schools for 2010-2011. It includes schools’ performance on federal requirements for Adequate Yearly Progress, comparisons with traditional schools and national averages, demographics and enrollment trends, charter schools’ relationships with management organizations, and highlights of top performers.

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