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With support from the U.S. Department of Education Office of
Innovation and Improvement's National Charter School Program, the NGA
Center and Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota
Humphrey Institute (CSC) invited governors' offices to apply for
$20,000 competitive technical assistance allocations to support up to
six states in development, adoption and implementation of state
policies that lead to more high quality charter schools.
The six states chosen were: Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Nevada, New Mexico and New York.
State Leadership for High-Quality Charter Schools Cross-State Policy Institute (9/27/2007)
The NGA Center and CSC hosted the State Leadership for High-Quality Charter Schools Cross-State Policy Institute
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Institute brought together state
policymakers from the six project states to spark cross-state
information exchange about the challenges of implementing charter
schools and proposed policy solutions. Teams from each state included
key stakeholders such as the governor’s education policy advisor,
legislators, education department staff, charter authorizers, charter
program administrators, charter association heads, and charter school
leaders. At the Institute, charter school experts outlined recommended
research-based state policy practices to increase the availability of
high-quality charter schools. Sessions addressed topics such as
financing and facilities for charter schools, charter school
authorizing, and communicating options to parents. At the dinner
session, leaders of two New Mexico charter schools, Amy Biehl Charter
High School and South Valley Academy, shared their experiences
establishing and running high-performing schools that serve students,
families and communities effectively.
This is a 2009 issue brief written by the NGA Center for Best
Practices and CSC about what states can to to help expand high
performing charter public schools.
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0904CHARTERSCHOOLEXPANSION.PDF
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