Resources Filtered by: Charter School Policy + Connecticut

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The Approval Barrier to Suburban Charter Schools

This 2002 report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute focuses on conditions in four states that have influenced the development of charter schools in suburban communities. The context for charter schools in suburban Colorado, New Jersey, and Connecticut is described and then compared to conditions in Illinois. The report by Pushpam Jain of the University of Maine covers the role of laws, parents, state agency support, and the impact of issues such as desegregation.

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Hartford District-Charter Collaboration Compact

Hartford, Conn., was among nine cities across the country where leaders signed agreements to work on collaboration between charter and traditional schools as part of an initiative supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A copy of Hartford's agreement, Hartford District-Charter Collaboration Compact, was provided to the National Charter School Resource Center by the Hartford Public Schools. The agreements were announced in December 2010.

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Free to Lead: Autonomy In Highly Successful Charter Schools

This April 2010 issue brief by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools investigates “autonomy in action” through case studies documenting the experience of five high-performing charter schools.