Policy Principles for Creating New High Quality Schools Under NCLB's Restructuring Requirements
Without more clarity, districts and states could simply slap the charter label on chronically low performing schools without changing much else including student results.
Stunting Growth
The Alliance has released the first of its 2006 Issue Briefs, titled "Stunting Growth: The Impact of State-Imposed Caps on Charter Schools." This report identifies the states with legislated limits on charter school growth and documents the impact these laws have on families seeking high quality
Chartering 2.0 Summit Proceedings Document
This summer, the Alliance gathered some of the nation's top charter school leaders and education reform experts to consider and prepare for the next generation of the charter school movement. The event was extremely productive and thought-provoking.
A State Policymaker's Guide to Alternative Authorizers of Charter Schools
Renewing the Compact: A Statement by the Task Force on Charter School Quality and Accountability
State of the Charter Movement
The Alliance released a data-rich report that provides timely, valuable information on key elements of the charter movement: growth, academic achievement, accountability, public opinion, and policy. The report also features a dashboard, to be updated annually with indicators of progress.
Studying Achievement in Charter Schools: What Do We Know?
Charter School Authorizing: Are States Making the Grade?
This report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute is the first significant study of the organizations that authorize charter schools.