This first-ever look at the national charter school pipeline--what schools are being proposed and by whom--reveals a diverse sector, with a tremendous variety of applicants and school models. Working with Public Impact, National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) collected and analyzed nearly 3,000 charter school applications…

After nearly two years in development, a new federally backed research service on "what works" in education began rolling its first products off the assembly line. Launched with $18.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the newly operational What Works Clearinghouse is the department's electronic version of a "Consumer…

A coordinated compliance review (CCR) process for the evaluation of specially funded state programs in California is outlined. Goals of the process are to decrease multiple state board of education visits, encourage self-evaluation by local education agencies, provide participating students with a core curriculum, and give technical and management…