This article was adapted from a speech given at the annual conference of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers in Savannah, Georgia, in 2007. (educationnext.org)
The review board would love to be able to look at how these charter organizations improve over time, but we are limited and frustrated by the availability of data provided by the states, said Nelson Smith, senior advisor to the National Association for Charter School Authorizers and a veteran member of the 2017 Broad Prize review board. (publiccharters.org)
(I believe we should be doing the same when evaluating schools, as charter school authorizers do.) (educationnext.org)