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Additional Resource Links


The American Academy for Liberal Education

The American Academy for Liberal Education (Washington, D.C.) is a national organization dedicated to strengthening and promoting liberal education through accreditation and research. Of particular interest is their document, "Characteristics of Exemplary Charter Schools."

The Project for School Innovation

The Project for School Innovation (Dorchester, MA) brings educators together from charter public schools and district public schools to share their successes, address their challenges, and drive school change.

Massachusetts Charter Schools Technology Leaders Network (MCSTLN)

MCSTLN is a consortium that enables charter school technology personnel (directors, coordinators, and consultants) to share ideas regarding technology implementation and integration. 

Making Learning Visible (MLV)

MLV is a project of Harvard's Project Zero. As noted on its Web site, MLV "serves as a forum for educators and researchers to come together to explore the power of the group as a learning environment and the role of documentation in supporting and making visible individual and group learning." During the 2005-2006 school year, MLV collaborated with Conservatory Lab Charter School and MCPSA (in part, through funding from MA DOE dissemination funds) to bring together charter and district schools around this important subject matter. Through this link, view the documentation presented at the project's summer institute and learn more about MLV.

Community Partners Initiative (CPI)

Community Partners Initiative provides customized, user-friendly MCAS data reports (electronically and in resource binders) to hundreds of teachers and administrators throughout Massachusetts. They also deliver on-site training and support to help teachers and school leaders determine how to interpret and respond to the data.  In addition, CPI offers other individualized data analysis and support to different schools based on their needs.

 

 

News & Events

Campaign begins to open new charter schools that replicate successful models. Charter school founders being sought. Grants available to develop proposals. If you are interested in starting a charter public school in your community, please contact John Tarvin.
Read the full press release here.

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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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