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The NCLB Act continued the Charter School Grant Program for all states. It provides competitive grants through states that have charter school laws, to schools in states that do not to support planning, design, implementation, and dissemination of charter schools. States in turn offer competitive grants to individual charter schools for their start-up planning and implementation phase. Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements Guidance Non-Regulatory Guidance, Title V, Part B- Charter Schools Program (Word) For specific information on charter schools, refer to sections A1-A4. Regulations Final Regulation, Part 200—Title I—Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged For specific information on charter schools, refer to pages 71724-71725. Legislation Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL-107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, Sec. 5201- PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS Announcements Secretary of Education Letter on Charter Schools Program (CSP) Staff, Seeking Increased Flexibility to Serve the Thousands of Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (September 2005) Secretary of Education Releases K-8 Charter School Guide-(October 2007) Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp Useful Links Charter School Research Library From the University of Washington’s National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the Center on Reinventing Public Education, this Web site is a comprehensive library of charter school reports from 2004, 2005, and 2006. It is searchable by subject, author, or keyword and it is updated with new research monthly. Links to each report are included. National Alliance for Public Charter Schools The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a charter school support and advocacy organization. This Web site provides access to Alliance publications, an analysis of issues facing charter schools, and a state-by-state online charter school database that allows users to compare charter school policies. National Association of Charter School Authorizers NACSA is a nonprofit membership association of educational agencies across the country that authorize and oversee charter public schools. Their mission is to promote the establishment and operation of quality charter schools through responsible oversight in the public interest. Their Web site provides information on their programs and publications. The site also provides a link to their Education Service Provider Clearinghouse, which profiles 44 national and regional service providers. US Charter Schools Web Site 
The US Charter Schools web site developed by the US Department of Education and WestEd is a valuable source of information and knowledge for charter school developers, operators, parents, researchers and policy makers. Readings Creating Working Relationships: How Can School Districts and Charter Schools Work Together Effectively? Author: Jo Ann Izu Publication Date: 2000 How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G. Publication Date: 2004, January Publisher: Education/Evolving How Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Developed a Knowledge- and Skill-Pay Program Author: Kellor, E., Milanowski, T., Odden, A., Gallagher, H.A. Publication Date: 2001, May Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) Providing Quality Choice Options in Education Author: Fitzpatrick, D.H., Berman, I. Publisher: NGA Center for Best Practices and the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota The Rugged Frontier: A Decade of Public Charter Schools in Arizona Author: Progressive Policy Institute Publication Date: 2004, June Virtual Schools: Trends and Issues — A Study of Virtual Schools in the United States Author: Clark, T. Publication Date: 2001, October Publisher: WestEd Other Resources Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools Publication Date: 2004, June Publisher: U.S. Department of Education |
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