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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: An Online Portfolio
Rarely in the clamorous history of American public education have there been more calls for high school reform than today. And never before has the notion of improving adolescent learning through smaller schools received so much attention. This site explores several school models that the Gates Foundation is sponsoring.
Covers information about how to set up a charter school with state guidelines and contact details for existing schools.
California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)CCSA is the recognized charter school membership organization and collective voice of the California charter school community.
California County Offices of Education w/websites
California School Districts w/websites
Posts charter school articles, books and guides. Includes a FAQ and a calendar of events.
Charter Friends National Network
National network for supporters of charter schools presents a directory of state contacts and network publications.
Charter Schools Development Center
Provides technical assistance and resources for charter school developers in California and nationally.
CharterVoice
CharterVoice is the independent voice of California charter schools and charter authorizers that is dedicated to the preservation and expansion of public school choice, innovation, accountability, and excellence in teaching and learning.
Coalition of Essential Schools (CES)
CES's mission is to create and sustain equitable, intellectually vibrant, personalized schools and to make such schools the norm of American public education.
EdSource is an independent, impartial, not-for-profit organization whose mission is to clarify complex education issues and to promote thoughtful decisions about public school improvement.
Education Commission of the States (ECS) Policies for Charter Schools Database
From this database, one can generate profiles of the state policies for charter schools in individual states, create comparisons of specific types of state policies for charter schools across several states and view predetermined reports on state policies for charter schools.
Experience Corps® is the groundbreaking program that engages Americans 55-plus in vital public and community service. Today more than 1,000 Experience Corps members serve as tutors and mentors to children in urban public schools in a dozen cities across the country. Experience Corps members help teach children to read and develop the confidence and skills to succeed in school and in life.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies informs and illuminates the nation's major public policy debates through research, analysis, and information dissemination in order to: improve the socioeconomic status of black Americans and other minorities; expand their effective participation in the political and public policy arenas; and promote communications and relationships across racial and ethnic lines to strengthen the nation's pluralistic society.
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement. Its ultimate goal is to increase the number of high-performing charter schools available to all families, particularly low-income and minority families who currently don't have access to quality public schools.
A national association of local education funds (LEFs) advancing school reform in low-income communities across the country.
SCORE Home Page - Schools of California On-Line Resources for Educators
US Department of Education explains what charter schools are, how many have opened, and what state laws allow them to do.
The general public education information site of the US Government.
This page last updated 06/19/2006