1. Charter Schools Information Home Page Accountability in arizona charter schools; arizona charter schools List (The schoolslisted have approved charters); Arizona State Board for Charter Schools. http://www.ade.state.az.us/charterschools/info/

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2. Arizona Charter Schools Association What's New The 10th Annual Charter Schools Conference is being held in Phoenix at the Hyatt Regency on October 27th, 28th and 29th. The arizona charter schools Association is dedicated to supporting the efforts of Arizona's charter schools to continually create and http://www.azcharters.org/

The 10th Annual Charter Schools Conference is being held in Phoenix at the Hyatt Regency on October 27th, 28th and 29th. Mark your calendars now and if you have not done your school calendar then give your teachers Friday the 28th off to attend special interest workshops being offered of teacher interest. Our Mission The Arizona Charter Schools Association is dedicated to supporting the efforts of Arizona's charter schools to continually create and improve educational opportunities for the students, families and communities they serve. The Arizona Charter Schools Association promotes and supports the diversity of vision held by its members and encourages each member to make its vision an educational reality. Vision The Arizona Charter Schools Association believes that charter schools represent an important component of public education and education reform. The Association envisions a future where Arizona is served by a system of public schools responsive to the needs of children and families. The Association believes that all children are entitled to an education, which is both free and appropriate to the goals they have set for their lives. Membership Application Contact Information For additional information about charter schools in the state of Arizona please contact Margaret Roush-Meier, Executive Director at:

3. The Education Forum: In Arizona, Charter Schools Work This piece summarizes findings from SCHOOL CHOICE IN THE REAL WORLD LESSONS FROMarizona charter schools (Boulder Westview, 1999), edited by Maranto and http://edreform.com/forum/991011rmsm.htm

THE EDUCATION FORUM Hosted by The Center for Education Reform IN ARIZONA, CHARTER SCHOOLS WORK By Robert Maranto and Scott Milliman The Washington Post, October 11, 1999 Supporters promise that school choice will revolutionize schools. Opponents say it will destroy public education. Meanwhile, with little fanfare, Arizona has initiated a free market in public education. With the most pro-choice policies in the nation, Arizona has 350 charter school campuses. Charter schools are public schools that are self-governed and market-driven, much as private schools are. Charter operators determine curriculum, hire and fire teachers, and earn funding based on the number of parents who choose their school. But unlike private schools, charter schools cannot impose religion, charge tuition or deny admissions. Our evaluation of Arizona's experiment in free-market education finds that while choice is no panacea, it has made schools more accountable to parents and has empowered many teachers. Parents who want educational alternatives are big winners under choice. School choice has popularized options including Montessori, core knowledge, back-to-basics and Waldorf programs. These were previously unknown in Arizona or available only at private schools for a hefty tuition. Preliminary analyses of Phoenix elementary schools suggest that charter enrollments reflect not "white flight" but a demand for such educational alternatives.

4. US Charter Schools Advanced. What are charter schools? Charter schools are innovative public schools providing choices for families and greater accountability for results. learn about the movement. find info about your http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/uscsp/query/q/129?state=Arizona&x-title=P

5. Charter Schools: Handbook Table Of Contents arizona charter schools Handbook Table of Contents. Section One, Questions, Answersand General Information about arizona charter schools as Public Schools. http://www.ade.az.gov/charterschools/info/handbook/toc.asp

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6. EPAA Vol. 7 No. 1 Cobb & Glass: Ethnic Segregation In Arizona Charter Schools This study addressed whether arizona charter schools are more ethnically segregated than of substantial ethnic separation. arizona charter schools not only contained a greater http://olam.ed.asu.edu/epaa/v7n1

This article has been retrieved times since January 14, 1999 Education Policy Analysis Archives Volume 7 Number 1 January 14, 1999 ISSN 1068-2341 A peer-reviewed scholarly electronic journal Editor: Gene V Glass, College of Education Arizona State University EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS ARCHIVES Permission is hereby granted to copy any article if EPAA is credited and copies are not sold. Articles appearing in EPAA are abstracted in the Current Index to Journals in Education by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation and are permanently archived in Resources in Education Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools Casey D. Cobb University of New Hampshire Gene V Glass Arizona State University [The editorial review and decisions on this article were the responsibility of Anthony G. Rud Jr. of the Editorial Board Abstract Among the criticisms of charter schools is their potential to further stratify schools along ethnic and class lines. This study addressed whether Arizona charter schools are more ethnically segregated than traditional public schools. In 1996-97, Arizona had nearly one in four of all charter schools in the United States. The analysis involved a series of comparisons between the ethnic compositions of adjacent charter and public schools in Arizona's most populated region and its rural towns. This methodology differed from the approach of many evaluations of charter schools and ethnic stratification in that it incorporated the use of geographic maps to compare schools' ethnic make-ups. The ethnic compositions of 55 urban and 57 rural charter schools were inspected relative to their traditional public school neighbors.

7. EPAA Vol. 7 No. 1 Cobb & Glass: Ethnic Segregation In Arizona Charter Schools Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools. And second, are Arizona charterschools more ethnically concentrated than traditional public schools? http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n1/

This article has been retrieved times since January 14, 1999 Education Policy Analysis Archives Volume 7 Number 1 January 14, 1999 ISSN 1068-2341 A peer-reviewed scholarly electronic journal Editor: Gene V Glass, College of Education Arizona State University EDUCATION POLICY ANALYSIS ARCHIVES Permission is hereby granted to copy any article if EPAA is credited and copies are not sold. Articles appearing in EPAA are abstracted in the Current Index to Journals in Education by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation and are permanently archived in Resources in Education Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools Casey D. Cobb University of New Hampshire Gene V Glass Arizona State University [The editorial review and decisions on this article were the responsibility of Anthony G. Rud Jr. of the Editorial Board Abstract Among the criticisms of charter schools is their potential to further stratify schools along ethnic and class lines. This study addressed whether Arizona charter schools are more ethnically segregated than traditional public schools. In 1996-97, Arizona had nearly one in four of all charter schools in the United States. The analysis involved a series of comparisons between the ethnic compositions of adjacent charter and public schools in Arizona's most populated region and its rural towns. This methodology differed from the approach of many evaluations of charter schools and ethnic stratification in that it incorporated the use of geographic maps to compare schools' ethnic make-ups. The ethnic compositions of 55 urban and 57 rural charter schools were inspected relative to their traditional public school neighbors.

8. Charter School Law - Arizona Charter Schools Page CharterSchooLaw.com's arizona charter schools Page. A collection of resources for Arizona charter school organizers, operators, and sponsors, including links to the Arizona Charter School Law, of http://www.charterschoolaw.com/arizona.htm

CharterSchooLaw.com Arizona Charter School Law and Arizona Charter School Resources NAVIGATION Top Ten Resources State Resources Complete List of Resources Book Store ... Home RECOMMENDED READING Check out this 5 star book! For more charter school books, visit the book store LINKS TO IMPORTANT CHARTER SCHOOL SITES Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Education's Charter Schools Page The Arizona Charter School Law Guide to Arizona's Charter School Marketplace ... Morrison Institute for Public Policy RECENT ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS STORIES

9. Reason Magazine -- April 1998 no student test results are available yet. Similarly, there are notyet any substantive data from other arizona charter schools. http://reason.com/9804/fe.glassman.html

R EASON * April 1998 Class Acts How charter schools are revamping public education in Arizonaand beyond. James K. Glassman Three years ago, Arizona passed a law that allows almost any reasonably serious person to start a school and receive a little more than $4,000 in state funds for every student enrolled. Such "charter schools," as they're called, are public schools that operate with more autonomy than conventional onesa vague definition, perhaps, but the best one available. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have laws permitting them. In the short time they've been around in Arizona, charters have attracted more than 25,000 students, or roughly 3 percent of the state's public school population, and the number is still rising by 10,000 annually. Arizona, with one-fiftieth of the nation's population, has about one-third of its 780 charter schools. Arizona has twice as many charters as California, which has eight times as many children under age 18. Over the past year, I've visited Arizona three times to see how well its charter schools are working. I especially wanted to find out whether charters were providing competition to traditional public schools and whether, in response, those public schools were trying to improve. I am not an expert on educationfar from itbut I write about business and economics, and I've long suspected that one reason public schools fail is that, as government-protected near-monopolies, they lack the feedback mechanisms built into market systems. As a result, they can't get the sort of information that would help them do a better job. Ultimately, they're operated more for the benefit of administrators and teachers than for parents and studentsfor producers rather than consumers. When charter schools started pulling some of those consumers away from traditional public schools, my hypothesis went, the latter would have no choice but to get better in order to lure the kids back.

10. Charter School Law - Arizona Charter Schools Page CharterSchooLaw.com s arizona charter schools Page. CharterSchooLaw.comArizona Charter School Law and Arizona Charter School Resources, http://charterschoolaw.com/arizona.htm

CharterSchooLaw.com Arizona Charter School Law and Arizona Charter School Resources NAVIGATION Top Ten Resources State Resources Complete List of Resources Book Store ... Home RECOMMENDED READING Check out this 5 star book! For more charter school books, visit the book store LINKS TO IMPORTANT CHARTER SCHOOL SITES Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Education's Charter Schools Page The Arizona Charter School Law Guide to Arizona's Charter School Marketplace ... Morrison Institute for Public Policy RECENT ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS STORIES

11. ARRC - Newsworthy Arizona Charter School Articles - Adventures In Virtual Learni Newsworthy Arizona Charter School Articles. Maranto coauthored School Choicein the Real World Lessons From arizona charter schools in 2001. http://www.resourcenter.org/news/star_071603_article.html

back home Newsworthy Arizona Charter School Articles Wednesday, July 16, 2003 2002-03 school year test results for all Arizona public and charter schools School achievement profiles The state's list of improving, maintaining and underperforming schools More than two dozen local schools are not up to state standards and have been labeled "underperforming" by the Arizona Department of Education. Download a PDF file that lists Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz county schools and their ratings. (Note: New schools and smaller schools might be omitted.) Definitions: How the state draws up the list.

12. The Heartland Institute - Arizona Charter School Students Start Lower But Finish arizona charter schools do more with less, since they receive only80 percent of traditional public school perpupil funds. The http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=14803

13. Arizona Charter Schools arizona charter schools. The 20012002 school year brought important changes atboth schools as the Arizona Ball Charter School Board named new principals. http://www.ballfoundation.org/ei/work/arizona.html

Arizona Charter Schools In addition to its current strategy of partnership with districts, the foundation also partners with two K-8 charter schools in the metro Phoenix area of Arizona - Dobson Academy and Hearn Academy . The foundation established both schools in 1998, and today they serve over 900 students. An independent governing board of nine members (five foundation appointees and two parents from each school) guide Dobson and Hearn towards their goal of being educationally excellent and self-sufficient schools. The schools' mission is to provide quality education where children are the priority, focusing on student achievement and parent satisfaction. The schools foster partnerships among parents, staff, children, and the community to promote academic excellence through an extended, 200-day school year, a focus on early literacy, and a comprehensive educational foundation built on basic skills. The schools' major strategies are: Shared decision making - Dobson and Hearn have adopted the Ball Foundation's School Design Collaborative (SDC). SDC facilitates shared decision making among all school stakeholders, including parents, teachers, administrators, staff, and students for the purpose of increasing student achievement and parent satisfaction.

14. Arizona Charter Schools - Tucson Arizona Education ThePepper.com invites you to visit Tucson Arizona s Top 10 CharterSchools Online. Tucson Arizona s Top 10 Charter Schools. Rank http://www.thepepper.com/top10_charter_school.html

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15. USCS: Arizona Charter School Information For a list of schools, use the following link(s) Arizona Department of EducationCharter Schools Search arizona charter schools Association Member Schools http://www.uscharterschools.org/lpt/sp/2

Print This Page Return to Web Version Arizona State Profile Last updated: Send USCS staff a comment about this page. List of Charter Schools For a list of schools, use the following link(s): Arizona Department of Education Charter Schools Search Arizona Charter Schools Association Member Schools Overview Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled Statewide Support Organizations Arizona Charter School Association Arizona Department of Education Arizona Regional Resource Center for Charter Schools Arizona State Board for Charter Schools News Title Date Arizona Legislation Amended to Change Composition of Authorizing Board Arizona's Charter School Students Surpass Traditional Public School Students in Achievement ASU Graduates First Group of Charter School Leaders New Charter Legislation Proposed in AZ ... USDOE Requiring Funds Provided to AZ Charters to Be Returned Resources Title Arizona Charter Schools Progress Report Comparison of Traditional Public Schools and Charter Schools Education as a Tool for Social Change: Case Study of an Arizona Inner-city Charter School Five Year Charter School Study: An Overview ... NCSC Grantwriter Database Legislative Summary Law: Links to Arizona state law can be found in the Arizona Charter Schools Handbook Arizona Revised Statutes Article 8 - Charter Schools Amendment(s): Starting in 2000, districts may charter in their own attendance area.

16. US Charter Schools The arizona charter schools Association is...... Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Phone (928) 7792761 Fax (928) 779-2761 URL http//www.azcharters.org/ http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/r/view/uscs_sp/21

Home Login Register Advanced In This Section Resources Review Starting a Charter School NCLB Guide State Organizations ... Search Resources A new report from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that charter schools improve the quality of education for all public school children. Researchers found that charter school competition in North Carolina raised the composite test scores in non-charter district schools. Arizona Charter School Association 721 N. San Francisco St. Flagstaff, Arizona  86001 Phone: Fax: URL: http://www.azcharters.org/ Description: The Arizona Charter Schools Association is dedicated to supporting the efforts of Arizona's charter schools to continually create and improve educational opportunities for the students, families and communities they serve. Key Contacts Name Phone Email Margaret Roush-Meier mroushmeier@azcharters.org Home Overview ... Resources This web site was developed by WestEd under contract with the U.S. Department of Education See our and about this site

17. Charter Schools: Parental Satisfaction High In Arizona Charter Schools Schools in Arizona get an A . That s the finding of a recent survey of parents,indicating that parental satisfaction is high with arizona charter schools. http://www.iedx.org/article_1.asp?ContentID=EN540&SectionGroupID=POLL

18. AEI - Publications Lessons from arizona charter schools. By Frederick M. Hess, Robert Maranto, ScottMilliman, April Gresham. Social Scientists Look at arizona charter schools. http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.,bookID.465/book_detail.asp

About AEI My AEI Support AEI Contact AEI ... Research Section Search Publications The American Enterprise Newsletter Browse by: Date Subject Author Type ... Publications School Choice in the Real World School Choice in the Real World Print Mail Lessons from Arizona Charter Schools By Frederick M. Hess , Robert Maranto, Scott Milliman, April Gresham Posted: Thursday, March 1, 2001 Dimensions: 8.86'' x 5.92'' 288 pages Westview Press Publication Date: March 2001 Paperback ISBN: 0813398207 Hardcover ISBN: 0813366003 School choice is the most talked about reform of American public education, yet writings about choice remain highly speculative because no state has adopted a free market approach to educationuntil now. The charter school is fast becoming one of the most significant attempts at public education reform in this country. Over 1100 charter schools operate in twenty-seven states, with several hundred more to be added in the next two years. School Choice in the Real World looks at the charter school movement through a highly focused lens: it examines charter schools in Arizona, which currently account for nearly one-quarter of all charter schools. Since 1994, Arizona has implemented a charter school law with the lowest barriers to entry in the nation. As a result, Arizona has more than 200 charter school campuses. Some districts have even lost more than 10 percent of their students to charter schools. Using the state of Arizona as a case study, the editors examine the experiences of actual charter school operators, social scientific analysis, policy discussions, and criticism and forecasting for the future. The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world.

19. Charter Schools arizona charter schools This site includes the state s statutory language, frequentlyasked questions, and a searchable database of Arizona s Charter Schools http://interact.uoregon.edu/wrrc/Charterschools.html

Skip navigation links Charter Schools Updated April 19, 2004 The Western Regional Resource Center responds frequently to inquiries from State Departments of Education about the increasing number of charter schools being established. This page provides links to sites reviewed by WRRC staff. State specific information is offered where available. Technical Assistance State Specific Guidance General Technical Assistance Research and Reports Technical Assistance State web sites with some guidance regarding special education: Arizona Charter Schools - This site includes the state's statutory language, frequently asked questions, and a searchable database of Arizona's Charter Schools. Follow the Charter Schools Handbook link to section six: "The Special Education Process and IDEA". FLORIDA - Charter School Resource Center Guidelines and information on charter schools including "Special Education Do's and Don'ts". MASSACHUSETTS - Pioneer Institute - Charter School Resource Center Summaries of Technical Advisory and Legal Memorandum Regarding Special Education. Handbook is downloadable in pdf.

20. Arizona School Boards Association A Critique of the arizona charter schools Study by Michael T. MartinArizona School Boards Association Research Analyst. A study http://www.azsba.org/charter.htm

A CRITIQUE OF THE ARIZONA CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDY by Michael T. Martin Arizona School Boards Association Research Analyst Executive Summary In its analysis of an Arizona Charter Schools study , the Arizona School Boards Association finds that charter schools in Arizona retard the educational development of elementary school students. Relying almost exclusively on quotations from the study by Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute, the ASBA report shows that the primary appeal charter schools have for parents is the smaller class sizes that are possible with higher funding received per student by charter schools over that of public schools. The Arizona Department of Education commissioned the Morrison Institute to study Arizona charter schools, and to compare the growth in student achievement scores at charter schools with those same statistics in public schools. The state-mandated SAT9 test was used to measure student achievement. The Morrison study used focus groups and parent, student and teacher surveys at charter schools. According to the ASBA report findings, despite a severe bias in the administration of the surveys and focus groups, the study concluded primarily that public schools are overcrowded, while charter schools offer smaller classes with more individual attention per student.

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