Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

Charter Public School Resources

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

The Massachusetts Charter Schools page of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's official site. It includes a wealth of information, including: applications, accountability, reports, listings, school profiles, questions & answers, and contact information.

Massachusetts Charter School Listings

The official Massachusetts Charter Public School Listing, from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's site. It includes: Commonwealth Charter Schools, Horace Mann Charter Schools, a listing of Massachusetts Charter Public Schools on the Internet and a printable version of the Charter Public School List in PDF format.

Massachusetts State Legislature

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts legislative web site including: legislators, current legislation, laws, committees, the Massachusetts Constitution, how to register to vote, guides to the legislative process, research and reference guides (from the State Library) and other frequently asked questions.

Boston, Massachusetts Charter Public Schools Web site

There are 14 charter public schools in Boston. This Web site helps you find links to each one. It also offers basic information on charter schools, including charter demographics, performance on MCAS, and admission lotteries.

U. S. Charter School Web site

This site, an online learning community to serve and support charter public schools, was created in 1997 by WestEd, in partnership with the U.S. D.O.E. and the Charter Schools Development Center at California State University's Institute for Education Reform. The site provides a wide range of information and links to resources to guide charter public schools in every phase of their development--from start-up, to expansion, to renewal.

National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance (NRC)

The goal of the NRC is to improve charter school finance and governance. Their Web site includes: a clearinghouse (with links to research reports, toolkits, and charter organizations), as well as searchable databases of federal funding sources and promising practices. Established in 2006 with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the NRC is a collaborative effort among WestEd, The Finance Project, and The Center on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California.

News & Events

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Start a Charter School!

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

Five high-performing urban charters offer study tours.
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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