Accountability Lies at the Heart of Charter School Success

Nearly 18 years since the first charter school opened, individual state data indicates that charter schools are outpacing their conventional public school peers in student achievement with fewer resources and tremendous obstacles. The data also proves charter schools are being held accountable for these results. This combination of student achievement and academic and operational accountability make charter schools a critical component in states' "Race to the Top".

Resources:

• Race to the Top: Federal Education Reform Funding and the Charter School Component
• Accountability Report: National Charter School Data
• Accountability Report: Glossary of Terms
• Accountability Report: Charter School Closures
• Charter School Funding State by State.
• The Final Ten: How States Without Charter Schools Can Make It to the Goal Line
• More Charter School Facts, Figures and Resources.
• CER Press Release on The Accountability Report, March 9, 2009

• Charter School Law Information.
  * Note: Subsequent to the release of the Accountability Report, charter laws grades and rankings have undergone a mid-term review. New state grades and ranks are NOT reflected in the map above. Get states' updated grades and rankings here.

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