Celebrating the Seventh Annual
National Charter Schools Week
May 1 - 5, 2006
 

In the News:

Education Reform Newswire, May 4, 2006:
SchoolMatters.com Sorts Out the Data ... Charter Successes Keep Coming: Keystone Montessori School, AZ; Roots Public Charter School, DC; American Indian Public Charter School, CA; International Community School, GA; Collegium Charter School, PA

Education Reform Newswire, May 3, 2006:
Newsweek Joins the Chorus ... Awesome Charters ... Caps in the Big Apple ... Cross-country Highlights: Surry Village Charter School, NH; Wildcat Academy, NYC; Beacon Charter High School, RI; Greenville Technical Charter High School, SC ... Serving the Under-served

Education Reform Newswire, May 2, 2006:
CER's polling over the last two years has shown that 80 percent of the public is still uninformed about the innovative, accountable and public nature of charter schools. That's why Oprah's education special that highlighted several successful charters, but failed to identify them as such, was such a shame.

Education Reform Newswire, May 1, 2006: Spreading Success One Charter at a Time ... Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology, Georgia ... Osceola Academic Center of Excellence, Arkansas ... Minnesota North Star Academy ... Four Rivers Charter Public School, Massachusetts ... Smithson-Craighead Academy, Tennessee ... City Academy, Minnesota

A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America in recognition of National Charter Schools Week 2006. 

More Resources

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

US Department of Education

National Charter Schools Program Showcase, US DOE Office of Innovation and Improvement