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QualityCharters

  1. Join the Emerging Leaders Program of NACSA's Institute for Leadership for Charter School Authorizing. Apply by 5/25: qualitycharters.org/institute
  2. Op-Ed piece from Greg Richmond on charter school oversight appears in The Journal Gazette bit.ly/HG43Hz
  3. NACSA welcomes 7 education leaders to its National Advisory Board bit.ly/HN2gAX
  4. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La supports accountability in charter schools, but wants more debate on HB 976 bit.ly/GIiBWE
  5. Greg Richmond on NPR at 10 AM ET wbur.org/listen to discuss school closures
  6. must read post from @saramead on how authorizers need to close bad charters, points out challenges authorizers face bit.ly/xYsZti
  7. Charter school authorizers can visit bit.ly/yCZ7WS for updated information on #ESEA
  8. Call for Ideas: Tell NACSA what you would like to learn at our 2012 Annual Conference! bit.ly/zGmw7O
  9. NACSA CEO Greg Richmond quoted in article - Charter School Employees Should Not Be State Employees bit.ly/xDN9RM
  10. How can authorizers achieve high-quality charters? Find out w / NACSA’s 2011 State of Charter School Authorizing tinyurl.com/6ryrsor
  11. US public charter students surpass 2M. 500 new charters opened. 150 charters closed for not meeting student needs bit.ly/rDeO3f
  12. Check out NACSA's latest Cyber Series publication. An Issue Brief by Margaret Lin on Authorizing Virtual Charters bit.ly/vpuPLL
  13. TN ASD approves first authorized charter operators after rigorous selection process managed by NACSA bit.ly/twqzJM
  14. In DC on 12/7? You should attend this discussion hosted by the Fordham Institute & CEE-Trust on charter incubators. bit.ly/siy34C
  15. FL DOE and Charter School Growth Fund roll out $30M Fund for grants to help grow high-performing FL charters bit.ly/w4n5Bs
  16. Time is running out to submit your LOIs for the Fund's Winter 2012 Grant Cycle. Deadline is Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. CT. bit.ly/oC0DNS
  17. Dont' Miss Out! The Fund's deadline to submit (LOIs) for the Winter 2012 grant cycle is 11/10/11, 5 p.m. CST. bit.ly/kbpQ3I