21. The National Institute For Charter Schools Flagstaff, Arizona. Twentyone participants, representing 12 twelvearizona charter schools, attended the training. Dr. Diane Newby http://www.nationalcharterschools.org/charter.nsf/SBH/DD0609DA3265A7E285256B8400

22. ASU News & Information From The Office Of Media Relations And Public Information Many arizona charter schools Run For Profit. States such as Arizonaand Michigan with the mostpermissive charter school laws tend http://www.asu.edu/asunews/research/forprofited_020603.htm

Glen Wilson , glen.wilson@asu.edu Alex Molnar , epsl@asu.edu Director, Education Policy Studies Laboratory http://edpolicylab.org Annual report finds large firms becoming dominant force in for-profit education The 2002-2003 Profiles of For-Profit Education Management Companies released today by Arizona State University's Education Policy Studies Laboratory finds that large education management organizations (EMOs) dominate the industry. The report also documents a strong shift toward the for-profit management of charter schools. Of 417 for-profit schools listed in the directory, 320 (77 percent) were identified as charter schools. Large EMOs (operating 10 or more schools) accounted for approximately 78 percent of EMO-managed schools and 88 percent of enrolled students. In contrast, although small- (3 or fewer schools) and medium-size (4 to 9 schools) EMOs together made up 79 percent of all profiled EMOs, they account for only 22 percent of the schools and 12 percent of the students enrolled in for-profit schools. Large EMOs averaged 512 students per school, medium-sized EMOs averaged 283 students, while small EMOs averaged 220 students per school. All of the schools in the medium and small EMO categories were charter schools, while 70 percent of schools in the large category were charter schools.

23. NCSC - National Charter School Clearinghouse Provides resources on Charter school research topics funding, grant writing, fundraising tips, school Category Society Issues Education School Choice...... ED), the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center (AAEC) is redesigning the GreenBook, which was distributed to arizona charter schools several years ago. http://www.ncsc.info/

Main Menu Home Page What's New Funding Main Topics ... Top 10 Stats Search: Calendar April Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat This Week's Events No events this week Search events by... Conferences Other NCSC Other Arizona California Michigan Nationwide New York Pennsylvania Texas Wisconsin Today's Events No events today NCSC Login Nickname: Password: If you do not have an account yet Create One NCSC Home Welcome to the National Charter School Clearinghouse NCSC News March Edition ED Updates Charter School FAQ's Classifieds! Charter School Related Jobs ... Charter School Press Room MARK YOUR CALENDARS for NCSC's UPCOMING NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Ring a Bell for Education Reform Urban Education Conference Philadelphia, PA July 31 - August 2, 2003 Keynotes by: Dr. Joe Nathan One of the founders, movers and shakers of charter schools in America, noted author, and Senior Fellow and Director of The Center for School Change at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. AND Dr. Howard Fuller Distinguished Professor of Education and Founder/Director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Special Address to be delivered by: JEANNE ALLEN President of the Center for Education Reform Click here for more information.

24. Issue Brief: Is Nevada Serious About Charter Schools? The purpose of arizona charter schools is clearly articulated in statute and is simplyto improve pupil achievement and provide additional academic choices for http://www.npri.org/issues/issues00/i_b090100.htm

Examining Issues Facing Nevada September 1, 2000 Is Nevada Serious About Charter Schools? By Karla Phillips Getting Started th Barriers to Entry Setting Goals The purpose of Arizona charter schools is clearly articulated in statute and is simply to improve pupil achievement and provide additional academic choices for families. While Nevada charter schools are supposed to do the very same things, they are also supposed to create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educational personnel, provide a new system of accountability and encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods. Conclusion In Nevada, there are only five charter schools. But there are 360 currently operating in Arizona, which translates into one out of every five public schools being a charter school. These numbers are revealing because school choice is only meaningful if a significant amount of parents are given the opportunity to choose. Karla Phillips is a research associate with the Goldwater Institute and an adjunct policy analyst with the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

25. Xmcamail.9901: Charter Wonfurwhatia? journal published exclusively on the World Wide Web, has published Volume 7, Number1 Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools by Casey D. Cobb and Gene http://lchc.ucsd.edu/MCA/Mail/xmcamail.1999_01.dir/0088.html

charter wonfurwhatia? Mike Cole ( mcole who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu Fri, 15 Jan 1999 07:51:44 -0800 (PST) Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] Next message: Joe Polman: "Re: evaluating the informal" Previous message: Mike Cole: "evaluating the informal" Ilda King passed this along mike Education Policy Analysis Archives, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published exclusively on the World Wide Web, has published Volume 7, Number 1 "Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools" by Casey D. Cobb and Gene V Glass. The article can be accessed directly at http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v7n1/ An abstract follows: Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools Casey D. Cobb University of New Hampshire Gene V Glass Arizona State University [The editorial review and decisions on this article were the responsibility of Anthony G. Rud Jr. of the Editorial Board.] Abstract Among the criticisms of charter schools is their potential to further stratify schools along ethnic and class lines. This study addressed

26. Education Week - Registration - Access Restricted ARIZONA Study sample 82 arizona charter schools in 1997 and 1998. EvaluatorMorrison Institute for Public Policy at Arizona State University. http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=34choices1.h19

27. PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP - Search Results - School Choice In A Real World School Choice In A Real World Lessons From arizona charter schools by Robert Maranto,Villanova University, Scott Milliman, James Madison University, Frederick http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/perseus-cgi-bin/display/0-8133-9820-7/t

Search by author, title, or keyword Browse by Discipline: American Government Agriculture Anthropology Area Studies Arts Asia Studies Business/Economics Communications Cultural Studies Education Environmental Studies Europe and Russia Fiction and Poetry Film/TV/Media Gender Studies General Interest Geography Health/Health Care History International Relations Language/Literature Latin America Law Middle East Studies Music Parenting/Child Care Philosophy Politics Psychology Public Policy Reference Religion Science Sociology School Choice In A Real World Lessons From Arizona Charter Schools by Robert Maranto, Villanova University, Scott Milliman, James Madison University, Frederick Hess, University of Virginia and April Gresham Paperback Availability Date: Available Retail Price: Westview Press ISBN: 0-8133-9820-7 Table of Contents Real World School Choice: Arizona Charter Schools by Robert Maranto, Scott Milliman, Frederick Hess, and April Gresham Theoretical and National Perspectives And This Parent Went to Market: Education as Public vs. Private Good by L. Elaine Halchin

28. Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - Arizona Charter Schools Association Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - arizona charter schools Association -. 8.Would you like more informatino on charter schools in Arizona? Yes. http://www.yannone.org/NewFiles/questions-acsa.html

- Candidate Questionnaire - ACSA - Arizona Charter Schools Association - "The ideal government of all reflective men, from Aristotle onward, is one which lets the individual aloneone which barely escapes being no government at all." H.L. Mencken The following responses were provided to the questions presented by ACSA. Note that the candidate was instructed to answer each question with a YES or NO response. 1.Incumbent? No 2. Are you running as a publicly funded candidate? No. 3. Do you support the idea of parents having a choice in where to send their children for their education, including charter schools? Yes. 4. Charter schools were created to be incubators of creativity and innovation with less bureaucratic oversight. Do you support charter schools that accomplish these objectives so long as they are accountable to their sponsor? Yes. 5. According to figures provided by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in February 2002, charter schools are underfunded 24.9% per student per year compared to funding for district school students. Would you support legislation to rectify this inequity? Yes.

29. Segregation In Charter Schools Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools Maybe Not? Steve SymmesSpanish MSUBillings Ethnic Segregation in arizona charter schools. http://mtprof.msun.edu/Fall1999/symmes.html

Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools: Maybe Not? Steve Symmes Spanish MSU-Billings My original charge was a simple review of an article from the Educational Policy Analysis Archives: Ethnic Segregation in Arizona Charter Schools. However, the more I read and researched the premises surrounding the authors' research, the more the project took on a life of its own. The deeper I delved into the subject of ethnic bias and charter schoolsalso known as alternative, independent, magnet, accelerated, Montessori schools, etc.the more questions were created about charter schools themselves. It quickly became clear to me that all that I really knew about charter schools could fit on the head of a pin and not interfere with any angels that might be dancing there. Just what is a "charter school" and why is time and energy being devoted to researching them? The five Ws investigative techniques who? what? when? where? why? will give the reader a thumbnail sketch of this educational phenomenon. Who? Charter schools are "designed and operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, and others. They are sponsored by designated local or state educational organizations who monitor their quality and integrity..."(1). What?

30. No! Initiative 729 (Charter Schools) Lessons From Other States class lines. This study addressed whether arizona charter schoolsare more ethnically segregated than traditional public schools. http://www.wasa-oly.org/governme/charter/lessons.htm

Vote NO! on Initiative 729 (Charter Schools) No! I-729 Home Page Lessons From Other States Arizona California Florida Maryland ... Wisconsin Arizona – Private School Students, Low Test Scores, Ethnic Separation Five years of charter schools has done little to effect change in Tucson’s public schools. Instead, charter schools are having a deep impact on most private schools in all aspects – from enrollment to the way private schools operate. At least four private schools have or plan to become charters themselves to survive enrollment losses. Arizona Daily Star The most striking finding (of the Arizona State University’s Morrisen Institute) was that students who attend charter schools achieve below their potential, and score high achievement gains only when they return to public schools. This finding was true at virtually every grade level in every subject analyzed (reading, language arts and math) in this study. Arizona School Board Association http://www.azsba.org/charter.htm Charter schools were created in Arizona in 1994, but already have garnered more than $600 million in appropriations. Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ew/ew_printstory.cfm?slug=27good.h19

31. National Charter Schools - Arizona - Massachusetts Department Of Education 0793. Private Organizations Jim Alverson arizona charter schoolsAssociation 2421 E. Isabella Ave. Mesa, AZ 85204 (602) 4975337. http://www.doe.mass.edu/charter/cs.directory/cs.dir.az.html

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32. Kids - Teachers And Educators arizona charter schools Provides information about specific charter schools, chartereducation in general, legislative information, and has links to other sites http://www.mesalibrary.org/kids/teachers.htm

Preschoolers Homework Help Fun Websites Parents ... www.mesalibrary.org Teachers and Educators Accelerated Reading Lists Charter Schools Educator Links Homeschooling ... Literature Studies Kits Accelerated Reading Lists Alma Elementary School Edison Elementary School Hawthorne Elementary School MacArthur Elementary School ... O'Connor Elementary School Charter Schools Arizona Charter Schools Provides information about specific charter schools, charter education in general, legislative information, and has links to other sites. Arizona Department of Education Charter Information Approved charter schools list, FAQs, information for teachers and school operators, as well as web links. Great Schools Free online guide to K-12 schools. Arizona and other states. Educator Links Big Chalk Provides a broad spectrum of educational Internet services to educators, students, and parents. Blue Web’n Learning Sites Library Searchable database of 1000 outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references and tools.)

33. U. Of Western Ontario /All Locations Title, School choice in the real world lessons from arizona charter schools/ edited by Robert Maranto et al.. Publisher, Boulder, Colo. http://alpha.lib.uwo.ca:5701/search/dCharter schools/dcharter schools/1,10,33,B/

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34. Arizona's Big Stakes In Charter Schools Because of the large number of arizona charter schools, the state's experience providesan opportunity to see not just whether charter schools are successful http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1998/06/02/p1s2.htm

e-Monitor Site Map About Us/Help Advertising Christian Science Article Archive AP's The WIRE Audio Briefs Commentary Crossword puzzle Cybercoverage Today's Cartoon Email From ... Forums (join in!) Home Page International News Today's Links Links Library News In Brief Subscriptions US News Web Specials Weekly News Quiz BOSTON - TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1998 Arizona's Big Stakes In Charter Schools State is a laboratory for new school genre - and its effects on public education. Daniel B. Wood Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor PHOENIX The Center of Excellence Charter High School has no lunchroom, gymnasium, or library. For reports, students use a bookmobile that parks blocks away. For the occasional art class, they walk to a nearby elementary school. It's a long list of "have nots," but what the school here does have is one teacher for every 15 students. In small rooms that are carpeted and quiet, teachers coach tiny clusters of students in just four subjects: English, math, social studies, and science. "We don't offer electives and [other] activities," says Principal Gloria Junkersfeld. "We do offer an ... environment that makes it impossible to escape learning." This school - and 783 other charter schools across the US - are front and center in America's long debate on education reform. Now, four years after charter schools were invented as a palatable alternative to vouchers, they offer a mixed track record - and some early lessons on how public schools are reacting to the experimental upstarts in their midst.

35. National Hispanic Business Association CHAPTERS BY STATE. WEB SITE. arizona charter schools, HBSA @ ArizonaState University, CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS, LBSA @ California http://www.nhba.org/CHARTERS.html

National Hispanic Business Association Leadership Conference 2003 February 20 - 23, 2003 Austin, TX Tel: (512) 495-9511 Fax: (512) 495-9730 CHAPTERS BY STATE WEB SITE ARIZONA CHARTER SCHOOLS HBSA @ Arizona State University CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS LBSA @ California State Polytechnic University- Pomona HBS @ California State University, Los Angeles LBA @ California State University, Northridge LBSA @ Santa Clara University HBSA @ San Diego State University LBA @ University of California, Santa Barbara ILLINOIS CHARTER SCHOOLS LABS @ University of Illinois, Chicago INDIANA CHARTER SCHOOLS HBSA @ University of Notre Dame MICHIGAN CHARTER SCHOOLS NAHBS @ Michigan State University NEW MEXICO CHARTER SCHOOLS HBSA @ New Mexico State University OHIO CHARTER SCHOOLS HBSA @ Ohio State University TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOLS HBSA @ Southwest Texas State University HBSA @ Univeristy of Houston HBSA @ University of North Texas HBSA @ University of Texas at Austin Home About Us Alumni Career Center Chapters Leadership Conference Membership National Hispanic Business Association 1712 E. Riverside Dr. #208 Austin, TX 78741

36. School Planning & Management - Charter Schools According to Hall, arizona charter schools are not required to hire certificatedteachers, though Chancellor Academies only hires instructors with teaching http://www.peterli.com/plegarchive/spm/351.htm

Charter Schools by Robbin M. Rittner-Heir One of the efforts made toward improving public education was the creation of charter schools. The success of this effort is still being decided. In the name of educating children, we have formed public schools, private schools, parochial schools, magnet schools, alternative schools, vocational schools all operating with the same basic purpose to teach students what they need to know to function as successful members of society. Yet, in spite of efforts to date, test scores nationwide show the education system is failing many students. Cries came from all quarters for educational reform, seeking greater accountability in the education of children, primarily from public school districts. Parents sought to take their children and tax dollars, by way of vouchers, to invest in higher quality ‘‘schools of choice’‘ primarily fee-for-service private and parochial schools. Court cases ensued while educators looked for other options. It’s the idea of public school dollars buying a private school-style education that has fueled the rising popularity of charter schools. In the 38 of 50 states where charter school legislation has been enacted, the number of charter schools has grown from Minnesota’s lone charter school in 1991 to about 2,370 schools as of the fall of 2001. Those numbers continue to climb. Born by Charter, Bred by Choice

37. Net Sites 370 - Education - Tempe Public Library 371.04 Alternative Schools Charter Schools Charter Information - from the ArizonaDepartment of Education; includes searchable arizona charter schools List; http://www.tempe.gov/library/netsites/bn370.htm

Net Sites By the Numbers 370 - Education - General Information- Besides national-level General Information and Statistics , this includes Directories and Arizona School Report Cards , plus research and related topics - Schools and their activies, (also includes includes Charter Schools Home Schooling , and Special Education - Elementary Schools - High Schools - Adult Education Student Financial Aid Top of 300's (General Information, Ethnic Groups) (Statistics) (Political Science) (Economics, Careers, Investing, Company Information) (Law) (Government, Military) (Education) (Consumer Issues, Int'l Trade, Transportation) (Clothing, Etiquette, Holidays, Folklore) Top Top of Net Sites by the Numbers Search Net Sites by the Numbers. Other Search Engines 370 - General Information Teacher Resource Page - in-house and Internet resources compiles by Tempe Public Library's own Youth Services area Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - links to hundreds of federally supported education resources The Global Schoolhouse - articles, forums, and information presented by the Global SchoolNet Foundation

38. Arizona School Boards Association A Critique of the arizona charter schools Study by Michael T. MartinArizona School Boards Association Research Analyst. A study http://www.azsba.org/charter.htm

A CRITIQUE OF THE ARIZONA CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDY by Michael T. Martin Arizona School Boards Association Research Analyst Executive Summary In its analysis of an Arizona Charter Schools study , the Arizona School Boards Association finds that charter schools in Arizona retard the educational development of elementary school students. Relying almost exclusively on quotations from the study by Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute, the ASBA report shows that the primary appeal charter schools have for parents is the smaller class sizes that are possible with higher funding received per student by charter schools over that of public schools. The Arizona Department of Education commissioned the Morrison Institute to study Arizona charter schools, and to compare the growth in student achievement scores at charter schools with those same statistics in public schools. The state-mandated SAT9 test was used to measure student achievement. The Morrison study used focus groups and parent, student and teacher surveys at charter schools. According to the ASBA report findings, despite a severe bias in the administration of the surveys and focus groups, the study concluded primarily that public schools are overcrowded, while charter schools offer smaller classes with more individual attention per student.

39. Washington Charter Public Schools CER NEWSWIRE Vol. 3, No. 12 March 20, 2001. * CHARTER SCHOOLS arizona charter schoolsresult in higher student achievement, according to a new report released http://www.wacharterschools.org/old_updates/march21-01.html

New Study - Kids Learn Faster at Charter Schools WA CHARTERS, Tuesday, March 20, 2001 Dear Friends, A new Arizona study has found that students attending charter schools usually start off behind their peers in traditional public schools, but then learn faster. The information below is brought to you courtesy of the Center for Education Reform Newswire. For more information about CER, go to www.edreform.com Thanks for all you do to bring the CHOICE of charter public schools to the children, families and educators of Washington State! Jim Education Excellence Coalition 4426 - 2nd Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98105-6191 Jim office phone: 206/634-0589 Jim e-mail address: JimSpady@aol.com CER NEWSWIRE: Vol. 3, No. 12 March 20, 2001 * CHARTER SCHOOLS: Arizona charter schools result in higher student achievement, according to a new report released today by the Goldwater Institute titled "Does Charter School Attendance Improve Test Scores?" Looking at three consecutive years (1997-99) of Stanford 9 test results using a variety of models, the study shows that students attending charters outperformed their peers enrolled in traditional public schools. This is particularly noteworthy since charter schools in Arizona were found to "have become havens for students with special problems." While charter students had lower scores than those in traditional public schools, they had narrowed the gap by 1999. The most critical find: the longer a student remained enrolled in a charter school, his scores improved more than did the scores of his traditional public school counterparts. For the full report, go to:

40. GreatSchools.net K-12 Schools In California, Arizona, Texas And Nationwide Elementary, middle and high school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California, arizona, Texas, Florida and http://www.greatschools.net/

School information for public, private and charter schools nationwide GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California Arizona Texas Florida and Washington Our free online guide helps you: Find your ideal school Track your school's performance Get your school's profile Get tips to help your child succeed Compare schools Stay informed with free newsletters -Select state- Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington

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