Resource Links

This page features links to related websites that focus on programs, practices, research and commentary on increasing parents' public school options. Below are links to the websites of organizations, school districts and academic research centers with a brief description of their relevance to public school choice. You will also find links to informative school choice publications by national researchers and authors. No endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education of the links below should be implied.


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Resource Link	Category	Type
American Association of School Administrators The AASA website compiles resources and best practices to support the implementation of NCLB, including relevant articles and useful organizations.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Black Alliance for Educational Options The BAEO website features information that helps to educate the African American community about school choice.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Broad Foundations The Broad Foundations work to improve K-12 urban public education through better governance, management, and labor relations. Their website highlights the various ways they seek to train leaders and redefine traditional roles.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Building a Portfolio of High Schools: A Strategic Investment Toolkit This web toolkit is designed to take district reform leaders and their partners through the process of planning a portfolio of excellent schools, thinking through the relationship of the district with potential partners as engines of reform, and developing strategies for launching and sustaining new schools for the developing portfolio.	General Choice	Other Resources
Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University The website for the Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University (CMU) offers materials related to oversight and accountability, including information about the Authorizer Oversight Information System (AOIS), a charter school board orientation guidebook, charter reauthorization procedures, site and facilities reviews, and individualized performance reviews.	Charter Schools	Support Organizations
Center for Education Improvement - Public Education Association (CEI-PEA) This non-profit organization based in New York City works to integrate school choice and other educational programs into public charter schools and urban school districts. As a result of this work and other restructuring efforts, CEI-PEA has proven to boost student performance. Recently, CEI-PEA was awarded federal grants to design effective school choice programs in five major urban school districts across the country.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Center for Education Reform (CER) The Center for Education Reform provides up-to-date reports on charter schools and choice activity around the country. The website also links to “fast facts” and resources designed for parents. A searchable database identifies resources and charter schools in each state.	Charter Schools	Support Organizations
Center for School Change (CSC) The Center for School Change (CSC) at the University of Minnesota works to raise graduation rates, improve student attitudes toward learning and strengthen communities by building stronger working relationships among educators, parents, students, and other community members.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) The CRPE studies issues in education reform and governance, including school choice. Their website offers research and tools to help implement and improve choice options, including information on Doing School Choice Right Initiative.	General Choice	Support Organizations
Charter Starters Published by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (REL), this set of leadership training materials offers perspective on start-up logistics, regulatory issues, assessment and accountability, governance and management, as well as community relations.	Charter Schools	Support Organizations