CharterNation

The voice of California’s charter public school movement

CCSA’s CharterNation is your go-to source for charter public school news and stories from the Golden State. We strive to bring you real stories from charter school thought leaders, students, families, and educators on the frontlines.

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Going Above & Beyond: 5 Charter Public Schools Committed to Supporting Homeless Students 

It's back-to-school for #CharterNation this month. More than 685,000 charter public school students are strapping on their backpacks and filing into campuses for the 2023-24 academic school year. 

For the past couple of weeks, many parents have been...

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4 Proof Points that Show CA Voters Support Charter Public Schools

Every year, CCSA commissions an annual poll conducted by Goodwin Simon Strategic Research to understand public sentiment about California’s public education system and what parents find most important in their child’s public education.

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10 Charter High School Grads Receive Bragato Scholarships

CCSA has selected 10 exceptional charter high school students to receive the 2023 Susan Steelman Bragato Scholarship, a statewide award honoring seniors who have overcome adversity, given back to their communities, and are pursuing a post-secondary...

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California Charter Public Schools Now Outperform Traditional Public Schools, CREDO Study Finds

Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), one of the country’s most respected and prestigious research entities in the U.S., has provided clear evidence about a trend that charter public school supporters have been...

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What is Personalized Learning? CharterNation Podcast Explores Options

Research shows personalized learning is one of the most effective approaches to engage and motivate students. But personalized learning can mean different things to different people.

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CCSA Study Finds Charter Public School Teacher Workforce is Diverse in a Wide Variety of Ways

In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 7-13), CCSA has released a new study called The Face of California’s Charter Public School Teachers (Part I) which finds charter public school teachers are racially and ethnically diverse...

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