This 2004 report from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement discusses elements of effective charter schools and provides profiles of eight charter schools:
This report from the Florida Department of Education compares student achievement in charter schools and traditional public schools for 2011-2012. The analysis covers proficiency, achievement gaps and learning gains. The report includes breakouts by demographics, grade level and special education, among other categories. For the year covered, there were 518 charter schools enrolling 183,926 students or about 7 percent of the state’s public school students.
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.
This June 8, 2012, order of U.S. Magistrate Judge James M. Hopkins provides an overview of the key developments and legal issues in the case of a Palm Beach County public school district staff member, Deborah Nash-Utterback, who took a leave to start a charter school, publicly challenged district actions impacting the operation of the school and her employment, and filed a lawsuit claiming she faced reprisals from the district that harmed her career and violated her free speech rights.
This is the July 24, 2012, verdict form in the federal court trial in Florida of Deborah Nash-Utterback vs. School Board of Palm Beach County. An overview of the key developments and legal issues involved in the case was provided in the magistrate judge's June 8, 2012 order denying summary judgment and clearing the way for a trial.
This handbook from the Florida Department of Education contains an overview of the various phases of new charter school development in the Sunshine State. Links to national and Florida-specific resources are provided. While the resources are focused on starting a charter school in Florida, the contents are generally applicable to schools nationwide.
This study, conducted by RAND researchers, used student-level data to compare public charter schools in Chicago, San Diego, Philadelphia, Denver, Milwaukee, and the states of Ohio, Texas, and Florida, with traditional public schools.
The Sigsbee Charter School, located on Naval Air Station Key West in Florida, has posted on its website copies of its Charter School Application, and its Charter Contract, Part 1 and Part 2.
This profile from the National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance details how Metropolitan Ministries Academy in Tampa, Florida, built strong relationships with community and corporate partners to provide financial support to the school.
