Case Study: Charter Schools Intentionally Designed to Serve Diverse Students and Families This case study features Valor Collegiate Academies, an intentionally diverse charter management organization (CMO) that operates two high-performing charter schools in Nashville, Tennessee. Valor opened its first school in 2014-15 with a mission to serve a diverse student body and has made [...]

New School Development: A Toolkit for Charter Support Organizations and Charter School Founders Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | Safal Partners The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) released a new toolkit aimed at providing Charter Support Organizations (CSOs) and charter school founders with new resources on what it takes to open a new [...]

Creating an Entrepreneurship-focused Micro Charter in Detroit Key Takeaway: "Small by design" – a micro school’s small size allows school staff to deliver student-centered, customized learning. “It goes back to when I was 8 or 10 years old. I’ve always had a passion for the environments that people learn in. So instead of [...]

University Prep Achieves Highest Growth in Test Scores in Colorado “I got really frustrated telling kids who were 14, 15, 16 years old they could be anything they wanted to be, but we had missed the opportunity to provide them with a crucial foundation,” said Denver Superintendent Tom Boasberg. Something drastic had to [...]

YES Prep and Aldine Independent School District Collaborate to Help Students Realize College Aspirations Key Takeaway: District-charter collaboration bolsters college preparatory work for economically disadvantaged students. "Helping us recognize what we need to do to make the path to college easier." That's what a partnership between Aldine Independent School District and YES Prep [...]

Community Engagement Fosters Academic Results The idea behind the work is simple, explains Kristen Denison, the Chief Advancement & External Affairs Officer for LEARN Charter School Network – “Do the ordinary extraordinarily well.” This approach has served all 10 LEARN Network schools throughout the Chicago area well, benefiting their communities and earning accolades [...]

Language Confidence Through Dual Immersion “It was hard for me – I didn’t like going to school because it intimidated me. But getting adjusted to Spanish first, and then transitioning to English, developing that passion for learning that I got here at El Sol definitely aided me.” Those words are a thoughtful reflection [...]

Completion of the CSP Grant Evaluation Project Lead of Project: Jesus Davila  In 2016 Texas won a new three-year, $50.5 million Charter School Program (CSP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED). This award was larger than all but four states with current CSP grants (FL, NY, OH, and CA). The Texas [...]