Colorado League of Charter Schools

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    Colorado Charter Schools Week and Rally
    Join us for Colorado Charter Schools Week April 19-22, with a Rally on the West Steps of the Capitol on April 22. Click here for more info.

    Charter School Essay Contest
    The Colorado Charter School Essay Contest, sponsored by CollegeInvest, is back. Click here for more details. Deadline for entries is April 2.


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    Resources

    Publications and Reports

    The History Channel - American History DVD
    The History Channel is giving away a FREE DVD copy of its 12-hour series on American history to any school that wants one! If you are interested in this DVD, please go to www.history.com/classroom to fill out the application.

    How State Charter Laws Rank Against the New Model Public Charter School Law - National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (January 2010) 

    Hopes, Fears, & Reality - National Charter School Research Project  (January 2010)

    Steady growth for charter schools-- and a boost from President Obama - Center on Reinventing Public Education (January 2010)


    New Millennium Schools: Delivering Six-Figure Teacher Salaries in Return for Outstanding Student Learning Gains - Goldwater Institute (December 2009)

    Alternative Growth Goals for Alternative Education Students: Using NWEA's MAP Assessment - The Colorado League of Charter Schools (November 2009)

    How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement - The New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project (September 2009)

    Leave No Charter Behind: An Authorizer Guide to the Use of Growth Data - National Alliance of Charter School Authorizers (July 2009)

    Drivers of Choice: Parents, Transportation, and School Choice - Center on Reinventing Public Education (July 2009)

    2009 Public Charter School Dashboard - National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (June 2009)

    Charter School Performance in Colorado - CREDO at Stanford (June 2009)

    Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States - CREDO at Stanford (June 2009)

    A Framework for Operational Quality: A Report from the National Consensus Panel on Charter School Operational Quality (May 2009)

    The State of Charter Schools in Colorado - Colorado Department of Education (May 2009)

    Atlantic Legal's Guide to Employment Law Issues for Charter School Administrators (February 2009)

    A Typology of Colorado Charter Schools - Colorado Department of Education (January 2009)

    Corporations, Chambers and Charters: How Businesses Can Support High-Quality Public Charter Schools - Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an Affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (October 2008)

    A Framework for Academic Quality: A Report from the National Consensus Panel on Charter School Academic Quality (June 2008)

    Shortchanged Charters: How Funding Disparities Hurt Colorado's Charter Schools
    By the Colorado League of Charter Schools (April 2008)

    Quality Statements for Colorado Charter Schools - Adopted by the Colorado League of Charter Schools (February 2008)

    Studying Achievement in Charter Schools: What Do We Know? by National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (January 2005)