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50-State Comparison: Charter School Policies

Charter schools are semi-autonomous public schools that receive public funds. They operate under a written contract with a state, district or other entity (referred to as an authorizer or sponsor). […]

Jan. 28, 2020

K-12

50-State Comparison

Nationwide

Accountability, Funding, Governance, School Choice, Standards & Curriculum, Teaching Profession

Charter School Policies: State Profiles

View individual state profiles on charter school policies by selecting a state below, or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point.

Jan. 28, 2020

K-12

Individual State Profile

Nationwide

School Choice

Open Enrollment

This Policy Snapshot briefly examines open enrollment (a form of school choice), reviews which states enacted bills related to open enrollment from 2014 to 2018 and includes examples of recently enacted legislation. […]

Jan. 22, 2019

K-12

Policy Report

AR, CO, FL, LA

School Choice

Open Enrollment Quick Guide

This one-page infographic explains the ins and outs of open enrollment and highlights how states across the country approach these policies. For more on open enrollment, see our 50-State Comparison, which […]

Jan. 22, 2018

A Recap of the School Choice Policy Forum

On May 2, 2017, Education Commission of the States and the Council of Chief State School Officers co-hosted the School Choice Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. School choice is increasingly […]

May 11, 2017

K-12

Blog Post

DC, IN, MS, NM, VA

Funding

School Choice Glossary

This glossary defines the multiple school choice options available to state policymakers, provides an overview of how states approach implementing these options and includes links to related Education Commission of […]

Feb. 6, 2017

K-12

Policy Report

School Choice

Open Enrollment: Not as simple as it seems

One of the more popular resources on our website is our 50-State Comparison: Open Enrollment Policies, which compares open enrollment policies across the 46 states which have them. Although it […]

Jan. 25, 2017

K-12

Blog Post

AZ, FL, IN, MN, NE, TN

Funding

ESSA: Quick guides on top issues

This report provides insight into key areas of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that have prompted questions and concerns from education leaders and policymakers as they prepare to implement this […]

Aug. 8, 2016

K-12

Policy Report

CA, CT, NH

Accountability, Assessment, ESSA, Funding, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teaching Profession

Mitigating Teacher Shortages: Teacher Leadership

See our 2022 report on State Policy Levers to Address Teacher Shortages, which includes more recent examples, by clicking here. To explore specific state strategies for addressing shortages, see this […]

April 27, 2016

K-12

Policy Report

IA, TN

Teaching Profession

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50-State Comparison: Charter School Policies

Charter School Policies: State Profiles

Open Enrollment

An Overview of Scholarship Tax Credit Programs

Open Enrollment Quick Guide

A Recap of the School Choice Policy Forum

School Choice Glossary

Open Enrollment: Not as simple as it seems

ESSA: Quick guides on top issues

Mitigating Teacher Shortages: Teacher Leadership