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Here are links to Charter School assistance sites outside of New
England. In many states, charter schools have been in place for
5-10 years so there are comprehensive marketing and start-up materials
(designed in the context of other state legislation and funding,
however):
Note:
Views of organizations linked through this site merely are for informational
purposes and do not necessarily represent the views of NH Center
for School Reform.
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Charter School Resource Publications
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Charter
School Business
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Charter School Business is a new forum for an exchange of information
and ideas relating to the financial, business, and legal issues
of managing charter schools. |
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eSchool News
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Offers education technology
news and information. Includes online store for the latest education
technology news and information products |
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Institute for Justice: School Choice
Information Center
- A
fabulous listing of literature and publications state by state
on school choice. |
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EducationNews.org
- This organization offers a free daily newsletter that keeps
subscribers up to date on the educational news. |
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SchoolFacilities.com
- Offer
Free news bulletin on school facilities and construction. General
info and not specific to charter schools. |
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Charter School Assistance
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Ed
Facilities
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National Clearinghouse
of Educational Facilities. |
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HR
Knowledge -
Here is
a Massachusetts-based company that specializes in human resource
management. For a fee, HR Knowledge takes care of many of
the human resource functions that the small administrative staffs
in charter schools don't have the resources to dedicate to. |
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CETAC Online
- (Civic
Engagement Technical Assistance Center) Provides state program
administrators, local educators and the public with information
on character education and civic engagement, as well as strategies
that support academic goals and other reform efforts. |
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Quality
charters.org - Offer valuable information about authorizing
charter schools. |
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Providence
Financial Co. - Offer financing or refinancing from
commercial sources for charter schools nationwide. |
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Integrisys
Group
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A Portsmouth-based firm willing to do some pro bono consulting with
small charter schools...technology & communication systems,
phones, computer infrastructure. |
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KIPP Academy Leadership Fellowships
- KIPP's unique fellowship gives potential charter school organizers
a year of intense training and sets them up to open their own academically
rigorous middle school. |
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National
Reading Panel - Reading Research & Best Practice
frequently asked questions. |
