Report draws upon interviews with high-quality charter school authorizers and school districts to offer a framework and preliminary lessons for considering alternatives to school closure.
Closing Troubled Schools
Report offers a framework and preliminary lessons for improving the process of school closures.
School Restructuring Options Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When
Process guide and related database offer step-by-step guidance for designing or refining the restart process.
Building a Foundation for Success: How Authorizers Can Help Schools with the Facilities Challenge
Brief explores how authorizers can affect a school’s ability to obtain the financing necessary for a schoolhouse.
High Stakes: Findings from a National Study of Life-or-Death Decisions by Charter School Authorizers
Paper summarizing findings and offering analysis of 50 high-stakes charter school decisions from around the country.
State Policymaker’s Guide to Alternative Authorizers of Charter Schools
Brief helps state policymakers think through what kind of alternative authorizing structures may make sense for their states.
Supporting Charter School Excellence Through Quality Authorizing
Report highlights eight charter school authorizers that are advancing the quality and growth of charter schools across the country.
Navigating Special Education In Charter Schools
Two-part brief identifies the issues related to navigating special education in the charter school sector.