Many teachers working in Charter Schools know little about the movement, having simply taken a job where they could find one. The research now reveals that the first generation of charter schools have outperformed regular public schools (see sites #2 and #3). Charter schools are public schools that have organized around a charter allowing for greater freedom in exchange for greater accountability. Clearer focus of their mission and smallness of size may be the major bases for success. Both traits are replicable within public schools.

1. Overview of Charter Schools
2. What the Research Reveals About Charter Schools
3. Small Schools By Choice
4. The State of Charter Schools 2000
5. The Massachusetts Charter School Initiative
6. Charter School Resource Center
7. The Massachusetts Charter School Handbook
8. MassCharter Profiles
9. Oregon Charter Policy Handbook
10. U.S. Charter Schools
11. EDUCATION REFORM - USA
12. Progressive and Alternative Schools
13. WALDORF EDUCATION
14. Links to Alternative Schools for Greater Freedom
15. Robert Muller Schools
16. The Hoboken Charter School
17. Homeschooling
18. Unschooling
19. Mining Company Links on Charter Schools
20. A Study of Charter Schools
21. Charter School Research
22. The Ten Fundamentals Behind Edison School Design
23. Francis W. Parker Essential School Includes Assessment Rubrics in each subject area
24. Coalition of Essential Schools Fieldbook Shared strategies, resources, & tools for improving schools
25. Policy.Com on Charter Schools
26. Focus Schools: A Genre top Consider
27. Choice 2000 Charter School An entirely on-line Grades 7-12 Charter School!
28. Charter Schools: ERIC Digest #118
29. Recent Charter School Research
30. CanadaReform
31. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education?
32. NEA: Charter Schools
33. About Charter Schools
34. Charter Schools Development Center
35. Charter Schools Fail Promises
36. More and More States Embrace Charter Schools
37. Charter Schools Run By For–Profit Companies
38. Pro/Con on Charter Schools
39. Charter Schools--A Balanced View
40. About Charter Schools, from the Center for Educational Reform
41. Charter Schools and Special Education: A Report on State Policies
42. Front Lines: Charter Schools
43. Charters in Our Midst: The Impact of Charter Schools on School Districts
44. Colorado Charter School Programs and Resources
45. What does it mean to ask: "Is 'Charter Schools' Working?"
46. Charter Schools: the Northwest Experience
47. Charter Schools: A State Legislative Update
48. Issues Concerning Charter Schools

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