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Charter Schools Perform when District & Political Backing is EvidentChicago — Charter school performance varies considerably across the nation, as indicated by today’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, but the independent public schools outperform traditional schools when political and … |
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Assessments Must Be Part of the Post-COVID Education WorldStates and schools now have a clear understanding of their annual assessment pathway, waiver or not, with the majority of states pursuing testing. (As NACSA has stated before, assessments in 2020-2021 should … |
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Florida Expansion of Authorizing Blemished by Late Discriminatory AmendmentWhat originally caught our eye on Florida’s SB 1028 was the expansion of authorizing privileges to higher education institutions. Technically, colleges in Florida were already allowed to authorize charter lab schools, but SB 1028 would … |
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Transformative Charter Schools Are Not Created in a Lab: Here’s WhyThis blog post was written by Susie Miller Carello, Executive Director, SUNY Charter Schools Institute. At the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute (SUNY), we believe that all students, regardless of where they … |
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NACSA Names Veronica Brooks-Uy as Vice President of PolicyKarega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), announced today that Veronica Brooks-Uy will serve as NACSA’s vice president of policy. Brooks-Uy brings more than 10 … |
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President Biden’s Proposed Increase in Education Spending Could Be a Boost for Charter SchoolsOn Friday, President Biden released his “skinny budget”, a proposal for fiscal year 2022 containing top-line spending numbers. Congress rarely takes up the President’s proposed budget wholesale, but the proposal, especially in … |