What Charter Schools Need to Know: Federal COVID-19 Response Legislation and...
What Charter Schools Need to Know: Federal COVID-19 Response Legislation and Charter Schools April 13, 2020PublicationIn March 2020, the U.S. Congress passed a series of three laws intended to...
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How Recent Federal Coronavirus Legislation Impacts Charter SchoolsIt’s now been about a month since U.S. public schools began closing in response to the novel coronavirus. During that time charter...
View ArticleEssential Questions for 2020-2021 Reopening: A Planning Workbook for...
Essential Questions for 2020-2021 Reopening: A Planning Workbook for Education LeadersTresha Francis WardStephanie SpanglerMay 14, 2020PublicationIn April, we released a four-phase strategic planning...
View Article“Not All Children Learn and Develop in the Same Way”: Q&A with Asia J. Norton...
“Not All Children Learn and Develop in the Same Way”: Q&A with Asia J. Norton of NewarkThis post is part of a series of interviews conducted for our Eight Cities project. Read all related posts...
View ArticlePostsecondary Advising: Characteristics and Conditions for Expanding Access
Postsecondary Advising: Characteristics and Conditions for Expanding AccessLina BankertJeff SchulzRochelle DaltonAlison FullerLiz McNameeJune 16, 2020PublicationPostsecondary education dramatically...
View ArticleMaking Next Year Count: Equity in School Accountability
Making Next Year Count: Equity in School AccountabilityAlex SpurrierChad AldemanJennifer O'Neal SchiessAndrew J. RotherhamJune 30, 2020PublicationFor nearly two decades, state and federal policymakers...
View ArticleExtending Charter Impact: Resources for School Leaders
Extending Charter Impact: Resources for School LeadersRebecca Gifford GoldbergAlison FullerJuliet SquireJuly 8, 2020PublicationMany charter schools and networks have demonstrated game-changing results...
View ArticleTruly Universal: Overcoming Barriers to School Choice for Youth in Foster Care
Bellwether_SchoolChoiceandFosterYouth_Final.pdfTruly Universal: Overcoming Barriers to School Choice for Youth in Foster CareJustin TrinidadHailly T.N. KormanJuly 14, 2020PublicationSchool choice was...
View ArticleCompleting Your 2020-2021 Reopening Plan: A Practical Workbook for School...
Completing Your 2020-2021 Reopening Plan: A Practical Workbook for School LeadersBill DurbinSherri GengJeff SchulzAugust 5, 2020PublicationWith school opening just weeks away in many parts of the...
View ArticleA New Way to Classify — and Learn From — “Alternative” Schools
A New Way to Classify — and Learn From — “Alternative” SchoolsNearly every district in the country uses the term “alternative” to describe a broad swath of schools, including those that serve students...
View ArticleEight Cities, Relaunched
Eight Cities, RelaunchedAugust 11, 2020PublicationWhen EightCities.org first launched in 2018, it documented the stories of leaders in school systems across the country working to drive rapid...
View ArticleThe past, present, and future of school accountability
The past, present, and future of school accountabilityChad AldemanAlex SpurrierJennifer O'Neal SchiessTo ensure that students aren’t left behind as schools continue educating during a pandemic,...
View Articlehttps://www.the74million.org/article/analysis-districts-are-calling-the-shots...
https://www.the74million.org/article/analysis-districts-are-calling-the-shots-during-covid-shutdowns-so-why-hold-schools-alone-accountable-for-student-learning/Juliet SquireJust as schools receive...
View ArticleClearing the Air: An Analysis of the Federal Charter Schools Program
Bellwether_CSPAnalysis_FullReport_Final.pdfClearing the Air: An Analysis of the Federal Charter Schools ProgramKelly RobsonJuliet SquireIndira DammuAugust 27, 2020PublicationOver the last 25 years, the...
View ArticleStandardized or Customized? How Charter School Authorizers Can Better Support...
Bellwether_AuthorizingNonTradSchools-WFC_Final-0920.pdfStandardized or Customized? How Charter School Authorizers Can Better Support Diverse, High-quality School OptionsAshley LiBettiJuliet...
View ArticleAddressing Data Gaps During a Pandemic: How Authorizers Can Continue to Hold...
Addressing Data Gaps During a Pandemic: How Authorizers Can Continue to Hold Charter Schools to High StandardsAshley LiBettiJennifer O'Neal SchiessNational Association of Charter School...
View ArticleThe Accountability Wars Are About to Begin
The Accountability Wars Are About to BeginLast week, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos told states not to expect a waiver on state assessments this year. Some in education will surely push back...
View ArticleHey, Democrats and Republicans: Don’t cut federal charter funding
Hey, Democrats and Republicans: Don’t cut federal charter fundingKelly RobsonSome Democrats and Republicans have an unlikely alliance these days around one thing: their sudden rejection of the federal...
View ArticlePromise in the Time of Quarantine: Exploring Schools’ Responses to COVID-19
Promise in the Time of Quarantine: Exploring Schools’ Responses to COVID-19Ashley LiBettiLynne GrazianoJennifer O’Neal SchiessSeptember 22, 2020PublicationCOVID-19 has altered education as we know it,...
View ArticleFAQs for Future Applicants to the Federal Charter School Program Grant
FAQs for Future Applicants to the Federal Charter School Program GrantAs applicants anxiously await the results of the FY2020 Charter School Program (CSP) State Entities grant competition, we want to...
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