Charter Schools

The NCLB Act continued the Charter School Grant Program for all states.

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

Webinars

Transforming Schools: Charter Schools as a Strategy for School Turnarounds
September 23, 2009

Hawthorne Math and Science Academy: Creating a Community of Learners
January 27, 2010

Articles

Creating Working Relationships: How Can School Districts and Charter Schools Work Together Effectively?
Author: Izu, J.A.
Publication Date: 2000

Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools
Publication Date: 2004, June
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education

The Rugged Frontier: A Decade of Public Charter Schools in Arizona
Author: Progressive Policy Institute
Publication Date: 2004, June

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)

How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy
Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G.
Publication Date: 2004, January
Publisher: Education/Evolving

Virtual Schools: Trends and Issues — A Study of Virtual Schools in the United States
Author: Clark, T.
Publication Date: 2001, October
Publisher: WestEd

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

Closing the Skill Gap: New Options for Charter School Leadership Development
Author: Campbell, C., Grubb, B.J.
Publication Date: 2008, June
Publisher: National Charter School Research Project, Center on Reinventing Public Education

Transform My School
Author: WestEd & California Charter Schools Association
Publisher: California Charter Schools Association

Useful Links

US Charter Schools Website
Provides information and knowledge for charter school developers, operators, parents, researchers and policy makers. Developed by the US Department of Education and WestEd.

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Provides access to the organization's 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.

Charter School Research Library
Provides links to charter school reports from 2004 to the present. It is searchable by subject, author, or keyword. Developed by from the University of Washington’s National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Provides information on the organization's publications and support and advocacy programs and a link to its Education Service Provider Clearinghouse.