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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: U.S. Department of Education | Published: December 2011

Summaries of State Charter School Facility Laws

Only a few states have passed laws to provide charter schools with support for facilities. The U.S. Department of Education developed this webpage to provide links to laws in four states that have received State Charter School Facilities Incentive Grants.

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Author: Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research | Published: August 2011

Public School Choice in the District of Columbia: A Descriptive Analysis

This 2011 report from the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research is an analysis of aspects of the impact of public school choice in Washington, D.C. The report finds that “disadvantaged students are able to attend higher-performing schools than their neighborhood public schools, even with prolonged commutes,” but that “choice exacerbates student quality disparities between low- and high-poverty schools.” The report includes data on school choice trends, with breakdowns based on academic proficiency and household income.

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Author: Jim Peyser | Published: May 2011

NewSchools' City Fund Strategy

The National Charter School Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Education hosted a full-day conference in New Orleans on May 12, 2011, titled Transforming Urban Public Education: Exploring the Potential of City-Based Strategies. The presenters explored emerging city-based movements that are embracing high-quality charter schools as an integral component of citywide reform initiatives that are designed to improve the quality of public education for all students.

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Author: Education Outlook, American Enterprise Institute | Published: April 2011

Choice Without Options: Why School Choice Is Less Than It Seems in Washington, D.C.

This 2010 report states that fewer than a third of the students who exercised school choice in Washington, D.C., in 2009-2010 wound up in “higher proficiency” schools and that parents tend to favor charter schools, even if their record is unproven or of lower proficiency. The report outlines ways greater federal support should be provided to charter schools and calls for better methods to compare all public schools.

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Author: Maria C. Sazon, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools | Published: April 2011

Making Room for New Public Schools: How Innovative School Districts are Learning to Share Public Education Facilities with Charter Schools

Through a combination of policy analysis and interviews with key stakeholders, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools produced this April 2011 report on charter schools that were able to secure vacant public school facilities from their local districts. The report concludes with a series of best practices recommendations based on the profiles.

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Author: U.S. Government Accountability Office | Published: March 2011

D.C. Charter Schools: Criteria for Awarding School Buildings to Charter Schools Need Additional Transparency

This March 2011 U.S. Government Accountability Office report focuses on the way Washington, D.C., officials handle offers from charter schools for surplus public school buildings and makes recommendations for improving transparency.

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Author: American Institutes for Research | Published: March 2011

Charter School Special Education Cooperatives

This 2011 study from the National Charter School Resource Center focuses on the special education cooperative as a model for providing services to charter school students with disabilities. The study, conducted by researchers at American Institutes for Research, involved reviews of eight special education cooperatives serving charter schools and includes an analysis of the factors for success, descriptions of the cooperatives and their structures, as well as a table of key questions that should be considered by people who are contemplating implementing the model.

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Author: National Association of State Directors of Special Education | Published: October 2008

Medicaid in Charter Schools?

This report discusses Medicaid reimbursements available for services delivered to students with disabilities in schools. It describes how charter schools can go about claiming such funds and highlights the way charter schools in Washington, DC have successfully accessed Medicaid payments through the Special Education Cooperative.
 

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Author: U.S. Department of Education | Published: March 2010

Making Charter School Facilities More Affordable: State-Driven Policy Approaches

This 2008 U.S. Department of Education report profiles policy interventions by eight states and the District of Columbia intended to help charter schools address facilities challenges, including dedicated funding streams and ways to help charter school operators access low-cost financing for facility needs.

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