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The 2012 Index of Essential Practices from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) offers guidance for authorizers, and it includes the results of a survey of authorizers’ use of such basic practices as requiring a signed contract with charter schools and establishing renewal criteria.

This judge's order from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Division, denies a complaint from the Little Rock School District (LRSD), among others, that the state’s authorization of charter schools violates a 1989 desegregation settlement involving LRSD and surrounding Pulaski County school districts.

This 2011-12 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report reviews the performance of the charter schools authorized by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation.  The report provides profiles of each of the eight schools and tables showing performance on a range of indicators, including adequate yearly progress, school management, and governance. The report describes the organization’s approach to accountability and its standards for school effectiveness. Also included is a detailed examination of Edison Schools, Inc.’s, experience operating a Dayton, Ohio, charter school.

This 2011 survey report from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) provides data and trends about the nation’s estimated 957 authorizing organizations. It includes analysis of closure rates and breakdowns of authorizers by type and size. It also includes NACSA’s Index of Essential Practices, which reflect the “emerging consensus on specific authorizing practices that are necessary in order to authorize high-quality charter schools.”