Engaging English Learner Families in Charter Schools. English Learner (EL) students are the fastest growing demographic group among school children in the United States, with the number of ELs in K-12 public schools increasing by [...]

English Learners Video Case Studies: El Sol, Alma del Mar, and Folk Arts Alma del Mar (“Soul of the Sea”) Charter School is a K-8 Expeditionary Learning public charter school that opened in August 2011 [...]

Legal Guidelines for Educating English Learners in Charter Schools This report, authored by Safal Partners and Public Impact, investigates the legal parameters that charter schools need to be aware of as they attempt [...]

District-Charter Collaboration: A User’s Guide. This paper is intended for use by district and charter representatives interested in establishing a new collaboration or in increasing the effectiveness of an existing collaboration. The paper [...]

Student Achievement in Charter Schools: What the Research Showse The charter sector has grown dramatically since its beginnings in Minnesota almost a quarter of a century ago. Today, an estimated 2.5 million children [...]