Massachusetts Charter Public School Association

Additional Resource Links

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a nonprofit organization that works to increase the number of quality charter schools available to families, particularly low-income and minority families, by assisting charter school associations and resource centers, developing and advocating for improved public policies, and serving a voice for the charter movement. The Alliance also offers a free job board, matching professionals to jobs in schools and charter-related organizations.

Massachusetts Center for Charter Public School Excellence (MCCPSE)

The Massachusetts Center for Charter Public School Excellence (MCCPSE) works to advance excellence through shared learning. MCCPSE stimulates the creation of high-quality charter schools; supports the systematic improvement of existing MA charter schools; and shares models of excellence with schools, boards, & parents.

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.

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.

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."

Making Learning Visible (MLV)

MLV, a project of Harvard's Project Zero, "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, and with support from MA DOE dissemination funds, MCPSA collaborated with Conservatory Lab, MLV, and district schools. For a summary of this work, click here.

News & Events

Start a Charter School!

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

Parents: Sign up here

To receive regular charter school updates and to be able to send emails to your state legislators. More info.

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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