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Results of Charter School Leadership Council Meeting (2003)

March 4, 2013 By

May 7, 2003.  Topics discussed include Maryland charter school bill, research in light of the PACE study, strategic plans, and the National Charter School Conference.

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Maryland Grassroots Action Plan (2003)

March 4, 2013 By

April 22, 2003.  Memo about mobilizing grassroots advocates to put pressure on the Governor to veto the charter bill.

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Charter Schools Focus Group 1: Washington, D.C. (2003)

March 4, 2013 By

Focus Group No. 1 for D.C. Charter School Operations conducted on February 12, 2003.

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Memo on Charter School Survey and Focus Group Results (2003)

March 4, 2013 By

July 10, 2003.  A note to the DC Charter School Association Executive Committee providing an overview and summary of key findings from CER’s surveys of charter school operators.

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Target States Initiative Action Plan (2002)

March 4, 2013 By

August 6, 2002. To advance the charter and choice movement (in some cases) into solid, well-organized, politically sound territory, the following steps have been taken to create a state action plan for target states.

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Arizona Trip Report (2003)

March 4, 2013 By

August 4-8, 2003. Notes from meetings CER staff attended while in Arizona.

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Beyond Brick and Mortar: Cyber Charters Revolutionizing Education (2002)

March 4, 2013 By

January 2002.  Technological innovations have merged into cyber charter schools, and together they offer greater opportunities for the dissemination of knowledge than have ever existed before.

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Charter Schools Today: Changing the Face of American Education (2001)

March 4, 2013 By

January 2001.  As reported in CHARTER SCHOOLS TODA Y: CHANGING THE FACE OF AMERICAN EDUCATION when it was released nearly a year ago, far from being an indictment of charter schools, closures provide real contractual accountability, which is all too often missing at many traditional public schools.

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Debunking the Class Size Myth: How to Really Improve Teacher Quality (2000)

March 4, 2013 By

March 2000.  Americans are being swept away by the conventional wisdom on class size. Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that the mass hiring of teachers to reduce class sizes to between 15 and 18 in the early grades will yield the results the advocates claim.

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Solving the Charter School Financing Conundrum (2000)

March 4, 2013 By

July 2000.  Charter schools often have difficulty obtaining capital financing and the funds needed to cover initial operating expenses and other start-up costs.  Here are some policies lawmakers should consider implementing in their states to alleviate financing burdens on charter schools.

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