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McCullough, Moira; Dotter, Dallas; Burnett, Alyson; Sutton-Heisey, Rachel; Forde, Jasmine; Carrillo-Perez, Amanda – Mathematica, 2022
Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit charter management organization that starts and manages public charter schools, primarily in traditionally underserved communities. As part of a 2016 grant awarded to Uncommon from the U.S. Department of Education's Charter Schools Program to support replication and expansion of its school model, we conducted a…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Outcomes of Education, Middle Schools, Academic Achievement
Smarick, Andy – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2022
America has a long history of small-school environments, such as one-room schoolhouses and homeschools. But in recent years, other models have developed, giving students more intimate settings for learning and enabling their families to play a larger role in their schooling. Microschools are a leading example of this growing sector that also…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Educational Policy, State Policy, Home Schooling
LiBetti, Ashley; Squire, Juliet; Trinidad, Justin – Bellwether Education Partners, 2020
One of the greatest promises of the charter school movement has been the potential to create diverse school models to meet the varied needs of children, families, and communities. As policy makers and charter leaders have recognized the need to hold charters accountable for strong performance, however, there has been a move towards more…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Models, Student Needs, Accountability
New York State Education Department, 2020
By August 1 of each year, each charter school in New York State is required by law to complete and submit an Annual Report to the New York State Education Department's Charter School Office (NYSED CSO) and to the school's charter entity. The 2019-2020 Annual Report Guidelines include general instructions for submission, report content…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Annual Reports, Expenditure per Student, Financial Audits
Boast, Lyria; Clifford, Beth; Doyle, Daniela – Public Impact, 2020
Almost immediately after schools closed due to the coronavirus outbreak in spring 2020, we began to see anecdotal evidence that charter schools were reacting quickly and serving students well. This paper offers evidence that smaller networks and schools that represent over 65% of the charter school landscape were able to respond quickly and take…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics
Vanourek, Gregg – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2020
Last spring, the Covid-19 pandemic upended routines for over 56 million students and challenged more than 3.7 million teachers in over 130,000 schools nationwide to continue educating kids in an online format. This transition to "virtual learning" was understandably trying for all educators, schools, and districts, but some managed to do…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing