A State Policymaker's Guide to Alternative Authorizers of Charter Schools
Issue brief from the Education Commission of the States to help policymakers think through what kind of alternative authorizing structures may make sense for their states.
Renewing the Compact: A Statement by the Task Force on Charter School Quality and Accountability
A growing body of research shows that the performance of most charter schools is strong and improving over time with some achieving spectacular results.
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?
Commentary on 38 comparative analyses of charter and district performance, including a study-by-study look at central findings and methodological strengths and weaknesses.
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.