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The Charter School Administrative and Governance Guide
Massachusetts Department of Education. Draft, May 2005. The Charter School Administrative and Governance Guide. Available at www.doe.mass.edu/charter/governance.

Massachusetts Charter Schools Trustees Guide
Feist, Marci Cornell. 1999. The Massachusetts Charter Schools Trustees Guide. Boston: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research.

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MCPSA Statement

on reports of political interference in the awarding of a new charter in Gloucester

Recent Charter School Media

Hundreds descend on State House in support of charter schools 9/18/09

"At war over charters" Boston Herald Editorial 9/17/09

Boston Globe editorial: "Legislature must respond to clamor for better schools" 9/16/09

Charting action: Some states responding to challenge, Worcester T&G editorial 7/15/09

How to improve education for all, Lowell Sun editorial 7/10/09

Lifeboat for failing schools, Boston Globe editorial 7/7/09

Charter schools win a high-profile convert: Boston mayor risks the ire of the teachers' union, WSJ 6/27/09

New momentum for charter schools, Scot Lehigh, Boston Globe 6/12/09

Take caps off charter schools, Boston Globe editorial 6/10/09

Research findings available

on high-performing urban charters.
Info here.

Harvard/MIT Study

Shows Boston Charters< Significantly Outperform Pilot and Traditional District Schools To read the full report click here

Start a Charter School!

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

MassINC report calls for raising charter cap

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

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