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The NCLB Act continued the Charter School Grant Program for all states. It provides competitive grants through states that have charter school laws, to schools in states that do not to support planning, design, implementation, and dissemination of charter schools. States in turn offer competitive grants to individual charter schools for their start-up planning and implementation phase. Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements Guidance Non-Regulatory Guidance, Title V, Part B- Charter Schools Program (Word) For specific information on charter schools, refer to sections A1-A4. Regulations Final Regulation, Part 200—Title I—Improving The Academic Achievement Of The Disadvantaged For specific information on charter schools, refer to pages 71724-71725. Legislation Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL-107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, Sec. 5201- PROMOTING INFORMED PARENTAL CHOICE AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS Announcements Secretary of Education Letter on Charter Schools Program (CSP) Staff, Seeking Increased Flexibility to Serve the Thousands of Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (September 2005) Secretary of Education Releases K-8 Charter School Guide-(October 2007) Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp Useful Links Charter School Research Library Provides links to charter school reports from 2004, 2005, and 2006. It is searchable by subject, author, or keyword. Developed by from the University of Washington’s National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Provides access to the organization's publications, an analysis of issues facing charter schools, and a state-by-state online charter school database that allows users to compare charter school policies. National Association of Charter School Authorizers Provides information on the organization's publications and support and advocacy programs and a link to its Education Service Provider Clearinghouse. US Charter Schools Web Site 
Provides information and knowledge for charter school developers, operators, parents, researchers and policy makers. Developed by the US Department of Education and WestEd. Readings Creating Working Relationships: How Can School Districts and Charter Schools Work Together Effectively? Author: Izu, J.A. Publication Date: 2000 How District Leaders Can Support the New Schools Strategy Author: Hassel, B., Fullwood, W., Terrell, M.G. Publication Date: 2004, January Publisher: Education/Evolving How Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Developed a Knowledge- and Skill-Pay Program Author: Kellor, E., Milanowski, T., Odden, A., Gallagher, H.A. Publication Date: 2001, May Publisher: Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) Providing Quality Choice Options in Education Author: Fitzpatrick, D.H., Berman, I. Publisher: NGA Center for Best Practices and the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota The Rugged Frontier: A Decade of Public Charter Schools in Arizona Author: Progressive Policy Institute Publication Date: 2004, June Virtual Schools: Trends and Issues — A Study of Virtual Schools in the United States Author: Clark, T. Publication Date: 2001, October Publisher: WestEd Other Resources Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools Publication Date: 2004, June Publisher: U.S. Department of Education |
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