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This 2012 report released by the U.S. Department of Education examines approaches to setting criteria for measuring the progress of English learners in classrooms as part of a four-year project led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR). The report provides examples of various ways states can use enhanced data systems to address key questions such as:

•What does English language proficiency mean?

•How long does it take to become English proficient?

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.”

This 2004 report from The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy compares the demographic profiles of charter schools in Massachusetts to the districts where they draw students. The study shows that the charter schools serve proportionately more African-American students than their feeder districts and proportionally fewer Hispanic, Asian, low-income, special education, and English language learning students.

This January 2012 National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) report ranks and analyzes the charter school laws that are now in place in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The report, which is in its third edition, compares the laws to  NAPCS’s model law, highlights key changes in state laws, and provides profiles of each state law.