Online Resources
The U. S. Department of Education Web site contains links to each state department of education and information about federal resources, recent events, and more.
http://www.uscharterschools.org
Charter Friends is a national support organization with links to state resource centers, conferences, background information, and more.
http://www.charterfriends.org
The Center for Education Reform is a national advocacy organization.
http://www.edreform.org
National Charter School Clearinghouse is funded by the U. S. Department of Education to collect, analyze, and disseminate research and funding information about charter schools.
http://www.ncsc.info/
The Education Commission of the States provides facts, research, readings, and state-by-state analysis. Go to Education Issues, then Charter Schools.
http://www.ecs.org
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers primarily serves the authorizers of charter schools. However, its initiative about special education and its listing of school designs are of interest to organizers as well.
http://www.charterauthorizers.org
Some organizations provide support specifically oriented to their own state. However, the following Web sites have resources and information that are also useful nationally.
The Center for Reinventing Public Education includes charter school information as part of its larger mission to research and support innovation. It is national in scope and conducts research about Washington State schools.
http://www.crpe.org
The Center For School Change serves Minnesota. Its charter organizers handbook is useful in any state.
http://www.centerforschoolchange.org
These organizations provide commentary about charter schools.
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