Links to Related Web Sites
US Department of Education
Promotes educational excellence for all Americans.
US Charter Schools
Public schools
that provide choices for families and greater accountability for results.
Building Hope - America's Charter Credit Enhancement Program
Assists schools that are preparing to finance the acquisition, renovation or construction of facilities by guaranteeing mortgage loans,
leases and leasehold improvement loans. (Formerly the Charter School Finance Corporation)
Colorado Revised Statutes
Current laws passed at the First Regular Session of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly of the State of Colorado (2007).
Colorado League of Charter Schools
Serves and supports existing Colorado charter schools and groups or individuals wishing to start a charter school in Colorado.
Charter School Institute
An independent agency within the Department
of Education which authorizes charter schools and whose mission is to foster high-quality public school choices.
Charter Schools Development Center
Encourages schools to be more creative, performance-based centers
of effective teaching and learning.
Center for Education Reform (CER)
Creates opportunities for and challenges obstacles
to better education for America's communities.
Education Week
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to help raise the level of awareness
and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching
and learning resources from federal agencies.
GreatSchools.net
An organization whose mission is to improve K-12 education
by inspiring parents to get involved.
National Charter Schools Institute
Dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of charter public schools by strengthening
their boards of directors, administrators and management leaders through its nationally recognized consulting practice,
publications, assessments and board retreat program.
National Core Knowledge Coordinator of Colorado
Offers technical support,
Core Knowledge-related events, and many other services to promote and support the implementation of the Core Knowledge
Sequence to beginning and experienced schools in Colorado.
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Supports research, publications, and action projects of national
significance in elementary/secondary education reform, and believes that all children deserve a high quality K-12 education at the school
of their choice.
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A professional organization of
authorizers and other education leaders who work to achieve quality public charter schools.
No Child Left Behind Act
Enacted to close the achievement gap with accountability,
flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.
School Choice for Kids
An organization that empowers families to know their
educational options.