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The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association's mission is "to serve, support, and advocate for Massachusetts charter public schools as they strive to achieve the goals of their charters."

The MCPSA's Web site has information for:

Teachers:

To find a job in a charter public school, visit our Job Listings Database. Interested in documenting and Web publishing your innovative practice? Learn about our Fellowship Program. Want to network with and learn from other teachers? You can do just that at our Annual Convention.

Parents

To find a charter public school in your area, visit our Map by County or Alphabetical School Listing. To learn how you can help do the critical work of supporting charter public schools, visit our Advocacy section. About Charters will provide you with a few definitions and a brief history of charter public schools. Myths and Realities will help you separate fact from fiction.

Administrators

Curious about what MCPSA can do for you, your school, and the charter public school movement? Visit our Services section. Need additional information? Visit our Resources section. Interested in providing your staff with professional development? Our Annual Convention and Training links will be of help. Looking to fill a position at your school? You can Post a Job on our site. Want to stay on top of legislative issues and be part of efforts to keep the charter school movement going? Our Advocacy section will help.

 

Marc's Blog

During last week's rollout of the Readiness Project recommendations I received numerous emails asking, "what does this mean for charters"...So, for what its worth, here's my take. These reactions are mine alone and do not represent any official position of the MCPSA.

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News & Events

Start a Charter School!

The 2009-2010 application cycle is about to begin. For a flyer with more information click here.

Parents: Sign up here

To receive regular charter school updates and to be able to send emails to your state legislators. More info.

Five MA charter schools document keys to their success.
Read their 2007 papers here.
Learn about study tours here.

US DOE report on best practices of charter school authorizers highlights Massachusetts. To read the full report click here

Exhaustive State DOE study finds Charters outperform sending districts

To read the full study go here.

Recent Charter School Media

The achievement gap wins one, a Boston Globe editorial

Make charter schools a priority, a Boston Globe editorial

No delays, please on new charters, a Boston Herald editorial

Take the brakes off the charter movement, an op-ed from Democrats for Education Reform

Boston Globe editorial: A new leader for better schools

Boston Globe editorial: "Don't cheat charter schools"

 

 

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