Welcome

Welcome to the National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance! We are here to support you—state policymakers, charter school authorizers, and charter school operators—in creating successful and sustainable charter schools through effective finance and governance.

The National Resource Center develops and disseminates information, tools and technical assistance designed to help you take steps to strengthen charter school finance and governance. This site provides a variety of useful resources:

a clearinghouse that includes links to research studies, articles, and websites on charter school finance and governance
examples of promising practices
a searchable database of over 100 federal funding sources
access to technical assistance

In addition, we hope you will use this site to exchange information on charter school finance and governance issues and challenges as well as strategies for success you are experiencing.

We welcome your feedback on this site!

What's New

Catalog of over 100 Federal Funding Sources for Charter Schools, including information on how the funds may be accessed and used.

Three new Promising Practice Profiles have been added to our Compendium:

The National Resource Center staff recently presented at the annual conference of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers in Savannah, Georgia about our work and upcoming products. For a copy of our presentation, click here.

The NRC continues to solicit nominations for promising practices to be included in our online Compendium. Click here to submit a nomination.

Forthcoming Products

State Policymaker Guide to Charter School Finance
A guide to state policies and options in charter school finance; sections include Start-Up Funds, Facilities, Operating Funds, Categorical Funds, and Financial Management and Oversight
State Policymaker Guide to Charter School Governance
A guide to state policies and options in charter school governance; sections include Governing Boards, Partnerships, and Teacher Involvement