61. About Charter Schools From The Center For Education Reform The Center for Education Reform tracks charter school grassroots efforts, legislation and laws, research, and how charter schools are improving academic standards and educational choices for students and parents. http://www.edreform.com/charter_schools/

About Charter Schools from the Center for Education Reform Newswire - February 3, 2004 Choice Opponents, Step Aside ... Connecticut's Choice Proposal ... Award-Winning Charters ... Show of Strength in Mississippi ... Auto-Pilot ... Charter Voice on CA Board ... Building Excellent Schools Spare the School, Despoil the Child New York Post Editorial , January 30, 2004 "Because Reisenbach is a charter school, not a traditional public school, something can be done about its chronic and abysmal failures: It can be shut. SUNY trustees were asked to do just that. Instead, they punted." Newswire - January 27, 2004 A Bridge to a Charter School: City Offers Campus Space in Return for Assistance By Justin Blum , Washington Post , January 25, 2004 "What we're seeing now is a recognition that the District itself cannot handle . . . everything it needs to do by itself in a centralized way," said Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based group that supports charter schools. Charter Schools Highlights : As of January 2003, nearly 2,700 charter schools are operating in 36 states and the District of Columbia, serving over 684,000 students.

62. What Are The Issues? charter schools. Background. charter schools are schools that operate under a contract, or charter, with local school boards or other governing agencies. http://www.pta.org/ptawashington/issues/charter.asp

CSInit[CSInit.length] = new Array(CSNSFix); June 07, 2004 Take Action Now! Contact Your Congress Member Archives Send a letter to President Bush and your U.S. Representative and Senator that five cents of every federal budget dollar makes sense for education. Join National PTA Member to Member Network To receive our legislative action alerts and This Week In Washington newsletter Find out more To receive this newsletter via e-mail, enter your e-mail address then click "Join". Name E-mail Find out more Read This Week in Washington See these and other free newletters and resources. Become A Member ... Home Charter Schools Background If you are a PTA member and would like additional information about this issue, click here Charter schools are schools that operate under a contract, or charter, with local school boards or other governing agencies. This contract may free charter schools from many of the regulations other schools face. The concept underlying charter schools is that regulations inhibit innovation or creative school reform efforts. The charter school movement has grown from one school in Minnesota in 1992, to almost 3,000 schools in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in 2003. Iowa, New Hampshire, and Tennessee have charter laws but no charter schools yet. Charter schools enroll approximately half a million children, or less than two percent of the public school population. Despite the rapid adoption of charter school legislation and bipartisan political support, there remains considerable controversy about the quality of and need for charter schools. According to two major studies of the existing research on charter schools, the evidence on charter school achievement is mixed.

63. Charter Schools: Are They Needed? Looking At Both Sides Of The Debate Looks at the charter school issue by examining both pro and con arguments from the educational literature. http://www.libraryreference.org/charter.html

Charter Schools: Are They Needed? Looking at Both Sides of the Debate Michael Lorenzen Most reform concepts work by making changes within schools. However, a newer reform idea works by creating entirely new schools. The charter school movement seeks to improve public school by creating new, rival, and competing public schools. The hope is that competition for students will force public schools to improve. However, many do not believe the free market will actually bring this about and may actually harm public schools. Despite the relative newness of the charter concept, the ideas behind it are not new and an examination of education literature can shed a lot of light on the concept. Description of charter schools The pro-charter school group, the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA), defines on their web page that, "Charter Schools are public schools-free and open to all. They are started by interested parents, educators, and business and community leaders. Each school is created with its own unique curricula and is licensed by a school district, community college or, most often, a state university." The mostly anti-charter National Education Association, (NEA) furthers the definition by writing on their web site, "These school are deregulated, autonomous and independent of the rules and regulations that govern traditional schools The theory that underlies the charters is that such freeing of some public schools will hasten educational innovation, improve student achievement, create greater parental involvement, and promote improvement of public education in general. And the theory follows that if there's no educational improvement, the school will be held accountable and the school's charter won't be renewed."

64. Reason Magazine -- April 1998 Arizona had 1/3 of the nations charter schools. This insightful study by a business and economics writer looks at competitive effects on all schools. http://www.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.

65. Charter Schools charter schools are authorized by Del. C., Title 14, Chapter 5 which was enacted in 1995. * * * * *. Regulation 275 on charter schools. http://www.doe.state.de.us/CharterSchools/charter_schools.htm

State of Delaware Department of Education Charter schools are authorized by Del C ., Title 14, Chapter 5 which was enacted in 1995. The creation of the charter school legislation is intended to improve student learning; encourage the use of different and innovative or proven school environments and teaching and learning methods; provide parents and students with improved measures of school performance and greater opportunities in choosing public schools within and outside their school districts; and to provide for a well-educated community. Regulation 275 on Charter Schools This regulation can be found on the DOE website under DOE Regulations. Meeting Schedule The Charter School Accountability Committee's meeting and the joint Public Hearing schedule of the Department of Education and the State Board of Education are now on-line and can be assessed at: Charter School Accountability Committee Meetings and Public Hearings Annual Survey of Buildings As required by 14 Delaware Code, Section 509 (h), the Department of Education has conducted a survey of school districts and the Department of Administration to identify vacant and unused buildings that may be suitable for the operation of a charter school. During the survey conducted in October 2003, it was noted by the Brandywine School District that the Channin Elementary School and the Old Mill Lane School buildings in Wilmington have been declared vacant. For further information on these buildings, contact Jeff Edmison at the Brandywine School District.

66. Utah Charter Schools Utah charter schools Utah State Office of Education, US Dept. of Education releases new Guidance on charter schools Program (PDF). http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/charterschools/

Utah Charter Schools - Utah State Office of Education Patricia Bradley Utah State Office of Education pbradley@usoe.k12.ut.us Jo Schmitt Executive Secretary jschmitt@usoe.k12.ut.us Fax: (801) 538-7769 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 TAP: Technical Assistance Project for Charter Schools The Technical Assistance Project (TAP) is funded by a federal charter school dissemination grant and focuses on organizational development services. It provides additional support for Utah charter operators struggling to scale the various learning curves of establishing and operating their schools. Charter School Administrator Internship Program - PDF Creating New Schools: The Strategic Management of Charter Schools A new publication from the Annie E. Casey Foundation offers sensible guidelines for creating new schools. The author, Peter Frumkin, emphasizes that running a charter essentially is running a large organization and that requires strong strategic management skills. He outlines the major tasks to managing a charter, and the most important ways to measure and produce high performance. Utah State Office of Education issues first Charter School Paper.

67. Directory - Utah Charter Schools Utah State Office of Education. Utah charter schools 2003 2004. Information Last Updated May 4, 2004. Charter School. Address, Contact. http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/charterschools/directory.htm

Utah Charter Schools - Directory Patricia Bradley Utah State Office of Education pbradley@usoe.k12.ut.us Jo Schmitt Executive Secretary jschmitt@usoe.k12.ut.us Fax: (801) 538-7769 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Utah Charter Schools 2003 - 2004 Information Last Updated: May 4, 2004 Charter School Address Contact Academy for Math Engineering and Science (AMES) Granite/Salt Lake District Opened August 2003 Grades 9-12 250 Students State Board Chartered 5715 S. 1300 E. Salt Lake City, UT 84121-1099 Phone: (801) 278-9460 Fax: (801) 277-3527 Al Church Principal achurch@ames-slc.org American Preparatory Academy Jordan District Opened September 2003 Grades K-8 418 Students District Chartered 12892 S Pony Express Road Draper, UT 84020-9273 Phone (801) 553-8500 Fax: (801) 576-9300 Carolyn Sharette Director csharette@americanprepacademy.org

68. NCSC - National Charter School Clearinghouse Assisting in the development and maintenance of successful charter schools through disseminating research and funding information and providing direct technical assistance. Discussion board, current topics, news, newsletter, and upcoming events. http://www.ncsc.info/

Main Menu Home Page What's New Funding Main Topics ... Top 10 Stats Search: Calendar June Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat This Week's Events No events this week Search events by... Conferences Other NCSC Other Arizona Boston California Dublin, Texas Florida Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Michigan Nationwide New York Pennsylvania Portland Surprise, Arizona Texas Texas Washington, D.C. Wisconsin Today's Events No events today NCSC Login Nickname: Password: If you do not have an account yet Create One Featured Links Building Excellent Schools focuses on improving elementary and secondary education by providing research-based training to aspiring charter school founders to guide them through designing, launching and sustaining excellent schools. Search engine for California colleges, community colleges, schools and universities. Your link here! Contact us for details. NCSC Home Welcome to the National Charter School Clearinghouse Charter Schools: Locate the items you need for your school here Vendors: Let the charter school community know what you have to offer. Economical listings are still available. Sign up TODAY!

69. Cfl.state.mn.us/charter/ The Connecticut charter schools Network CT charter schoolsConnecticut charter schools are public schools operating with a contract, or charter, from the Connecticut State Board of Education. http://cfl.state.mn.us/charter/

70. Challenge And Opportunity The Impact Of Charter Schools On School Districts June 2001 report which is part of a fouryear study of the charter school movement in ten states. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/chartimpact/

71. Charter Schools charter schools. Defining charter schools is difficult given both the variety of the charter school statutes and the types of schools that have been created. http://www.ncsl.org/programs/educ/c1schls.htm

Home Contact Us Press Room Site Overview ... Register Search: Advanced Search About NCSL Services Overview ... Education var doctitle=document.title document.write(doctitle) Add to My NCSL Education Program Charter Schools Updated June 3, 1998 Contents Overview Charter School Arguments Charter School Research Charter School Legislation and Trends ... Contacts Overview Since the enactment of charter school legislation in Minnesota in 1991, the number of states with laws allowing for charters has swelled to 29 plus the District of Columbia. In addition, legislatures in Utah, Idaho and Virginia have passed laws in the past two weeks that, if signed into law, will make the total 32. And while only 170,000 students attend approximately 800 charter schools nationwide (compare this with 52.2 million school-age children and about 108,000 schools), this reform is indeed popular. Given that President Clinton has set a goal of 40 states with laws and 3,000 charter schools by 2000, this quick growth is likely to continue, especially with the bipartisan support charter schools have seen in state legislatures across the country. Charter School Arguments PRO CON Charter schools provide families with public school choice options. Parents will have the ability to choose the school best suited for their child.

72. ODE - Charter Schools 2004; Intent to Apply; Oregon Public charter schools 2003-04 Current Schools in Operation. Oregon Public Charter School Handbook http://www.ode.state.or.us/cifs/charterschools/

Home Contact Us Search: Curriculum, Instruction and Field Services Charter Schools Application Process Application Proposal Checklist ... Information and Resources Contact: Margaret Bates Education Specialist (503) 378-3600 ext. 4503 Grant Writer's Workshop Spetember 10, 2004 Charter School Incentive Grant Application for this grant is due November 5, 2004 Intent to Apply Oregon Public Charter Schools - 2003-04 Current Schools in Operation. Oregon Public Charter School Handbook Revised April 2004 Information and Resources Links to internet sites for charter school organizations, the U.S. Department of Education and state departments of education, and the Oregon Department of Education contacts. Oregon Public Charter School Application Process A flow chart of the application process Oregon Public Charter School Application Checklist Instructions on how to submit a proposal to start a public charter school in Oregon How to Request Funds: Information for Charter School Grant Recipients Instruction Packet ( PDF Word Budget Detail Form ( PDF Word The Next Phase: Planning / Implementation / Continued Implementation ( PDF Word Links Oregon Charter School Interactive area (register your username and password) Oregon Public Charter School Interactive Area (requires a user name and password) Public Charter School Discussion Area Applying Civil Rights Laws to Public Charter Schools Central Links ODE Offices Channels State Board HELP!!

73. BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOLS . . . For A Brighter Future. The Brighter Choice charter schools may be just what your child needs. Click here to see Gains in Student Performance at Brighter Choice charter schools. http://www.brighterchoice.org/

Looking for an alternative to Albany's existing elementary schools? The Brighter Choice Charter Schools may be just what your child needs. For enrollment information, call 518-694-4100. Click here for an overview of Brighter Choice or on any one of the boxes below for more detailed information on the schools. Click here for: Detailed driving directions to the school. Brighter Choice now is accepting applications for enrollment for school year 2003-04 for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade. (518) 694-4100 What's New A complete list of all news coverage is available here Click here to see Gains in Student Performance at Brighter Choice Charter Schools Federal Gov’t Changes Rules; Allows Single-Sex Public Schools Anywhere Brighter Choice cited as example Click here for news articles Children Learn Better in Separate Programs By Patrick Kelly, Principal, Brighter Choice Charter Schools " All good academic instruction begins with locating and meeting children where they are emotionally and developmentally. Whether it is due to cultural predisposition, hormonal differences, the absence of gender distractions, or gender-fixed patterns in brain formation, we know that there are fundamental physiological differences in the manner in which boys and girls develop.

74. Center For Education Reform Advocacy, statistics, resources and guidance on education reform issues and action at the school, district, state and national levels, from School Choice, charter schools, and educational entrepreneurialism to high academic standards, teacher professionalism and local control. http://edreform.com/

FlashWrite('final4.swf',168,729,'mainFlash') Navigating the school choice landscape these days can be confusing. Parent Power! June 2004 provides the answers to help you make these important educational decisions for your family. Also in this issue: evaluating learning styles, reading to your children, and magazines they can read all by themselves. Reform is Bustin' Out All Over : Charter Schools: Maryland Crabs, Union's Bad Batting Average ... School Choice: Rocky Mountain High Court, Clergy Back Choice Accountability ... NCLB is No Unfunded Mandate ... Graduation Inspiration ... Michigan Charter Champs ... CER Reports Hot Off the Press Senate Bill 1048 on Charter Schools is Bad Policy By Dan Isett , CER Analysis , May 28, 2004 Some education reformers - to the detriment of the charter school movement - are embracing a bad precedent embodied in well-intentioned legislation being considering by the South Carolina legislature. Resource of Choice The Infography has identified edreform.com

75. Untitled Document Welcome to the. charter schools Office. at Central Michigan University. Our site has moved. You will be redirected there automatically http://pip.ehhs.cmich.edu/chart/

Welcome to the Charter Schools Office at Central Michigan University Our site has moved You will be redirected there automatically in 5 seconds or you can click on the link below http://www.cmucso.org You can reach us at: cmucso@cmucso.org

76. PRI Education Studies Resources from the Pacific Research Institute in support of parental choice in education, high academic standards and accountability, charter schools, teacher quality, and school finance reform. http://www.pacificresearch.org/centers/csr/

755 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Search Site Business and Economics Education Environment Events ... Book a PRI Speaker Educational Policy Research Advancing Opportunities for Every Child Education Studies (EDS) works to restore to all parents the basic right to choose the best educational opportunities for their children. Through research and grassroots outreach, EDS advances parental choice in education, high academic standards and accountability, charter schools, teacher quality, and school finance reform. Press Releases Op-Eds/Media Coverage Publications Blue Helmets vs. Prop. 209: A California judge uses a U.N. treaty to discriminate ... View Archives Receive regular updates on Education Policy. Facing the Classroom Challenge: Teacher Quality and Teacher Training in California's Schools of Education Study PDF Fact Sheet PDF Press Release Helping Hand: How Catholic Schools Serve Low-Income Children in L.A. Study PDF Fact Sheet PDF Press Release

77. The Center For Charter Schools In Frederick County Promotes the establishment of charter schools in the county to expand the opportunities available in public education. News and information about the first charter school in Maryland. http://www.geocities.com/centerforcharterschools/

HOME WHAT'S NEW FAQs CONTACT US LINKS See the Calendar for information on upcoming events. BoE grants final approval, in a 6 to 1 vote, to the Monocacy Valley Montessori School: The First Charter School in Maryland! The Center for Charter Schools in Frederick County Who Are We? The Center for Charter Schools in Frederick County was formed in the Spring of 2000 to promote the establishment of charter schools here in Frederick County. Our group members are parents, teachers and other school professionals, and community members. To ensure the best possible education for the children of our community, we believe the creation of public charter schools can provide the choices we need and stimulate improvements throughout the public school system. What Are Charter Schools? Traditional public schools are planned, built, and operated by the community's school board, which has full and ultimate authority over what goes on in them. Charter schools are a new form of public school. A charter school draws up a contract, or

78. Charter Schools In Wisconsin Homepage charter schools in Wisconsin. charter schools Accountability. Wisconsin established charter schools to foster an environment of creativity. They http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfm/sms/csindex.html

CHARTER SCHOOLS By Name of District (Chartering Authority) By School Name 2003-04 DIRECTORY (PDF)* Introduction State Summary Charters Prior to 2003-04 New Charter Schools ... Appendix CHARTER SCHOOL LAW Admin. Rules* (Teaching Requirements) Statutes* DPI District Search Engine GRANTS Competitive Grants Dissemination Grants Implementation Grants Implementation Renewal Grants ... Planning Grants Budget Change Request Form Word (fill-enabled) PDF version 2R CHARTER SCHOOLS Important Dates School Contacts 2003-04 2R Enrollment ESEA 2R Charter Overview (PowerPoint) RESOURCES Legislative Report on Charter Schools Dissemination Grants Awarded Planning Grants Awarded Charters and NCLB ... 2004 Charter School Information Session (PowerPoint) *Users must have a pdf reader installed and configured on their web browser to view pdf files. The Acrobat reader is available free at Adobe's web site Charter Schools in Wisconsin Charter schools are public, nonsectarian schools created through a businesslike contract or "charter" between the operators and the sponsoring school board or other chartering authority. The Wisconsin charter school law gives charter schools freedom from most state rules and regulations in exchange for greater accountability for results. The charter defines the missions and methods of the charter school; the chartering authority holds the school accountable to its charter. The charter school motto is Autonomy for Accountability.

79. SLVUSD CHARTER SCHOOL 325 Marion Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005 (831) 3361827 (831) 336-9657 (fax) Eric Schoffstall, Director of charter schools Gail Heagerty, Administrative http://www.slv.k12.ca.us/CHARTER/

SAN LORENZO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SLVUSD CHARTER SCHOOL 325 Marion Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005 (831) 336-9657 (fax) Eric Schoffstall, Director of Charter Schools Gail Heagerty, Administrative Assistant Results of the Nature Academy lottery are posted on the bulletin board next to the front door of the district office. If you have any questions, please call Gail at 336-1827. Title 1 San Lorenzo Valley Homeschool Charter 25 Grades K-12 305 Marion Avenue Ben Lomond, CA 95005 Title 2 White Oak High School Charter 25 Grades 9-12 305 Marion Avenue Ben Lomond, CA 95005 Title 3 Boulder Creek Homeschool Grades K-6 400 Lomond Street Boulder Creek, CA 95006 Title 4 Fall Creek Homeschool Burton Grades K-6 7101 Highway 9 Felton, CA 95018 Title 6 SLVJHS Homeschool Grades 7-8 7179 Hacienda Way Felton, CA 95018 Title 7 Big Sur Charter School Grades K-12 P.O. Box 138 Big Sur, CA 93920 Title 8 Coast Redwood High School Grades 9-12 7105 Highway 9 Room 50 Felton, CA 95018 Title 9 Monterey Bay Charter School Grades K-8 1004 David Avenue, Bldg. B Pacific Grove, CA 93950

80. ECS Issue Site: Charter Schools charter schools are semiautonomous public schools, founded by educators, parents, community groups or private organizations that operate under a written http://www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueID=20

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