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Growing the Movement: Charter School Closures

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Charter School Closures	6/7/04 5:38 AM
Author: Bob Montgomery

According to a recent report from the Center for Education Reform, as of January 2004, 311 charter schools have closed around the nation. This number represents 9% of all charters ever opened. Why do charter schools close? What does this statistic mean for the future success and growth of the charter school movement?

Discussion Thread:

Charter School Closures
Submitted by Bob Montgomery on 6/7/04 5:38 AM
- Why Close?
  Submitted by lori porter on 6/7/04 5:52 AM
  - Closures in Wisconsin
    Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 6:46 AM
  - Charter school closings
    Submitted by Steve Arnold on 6/8/04 9:47 AM
- How do you define "success"?
  Submitted by Dan Quisenberry on 6/7/04 5:55 AM
  - Defining Success
    Submitted by John Taylor on 6/7/04 10:14 AM
    - Accessing Progress
      Submitted by Dan Quisenberry on 6/7/04 12:14 PM
  - Success Must Be Assisted
    Submitted by Sheila Coleman-Castells on 6/7/04 6:13 PM
- chartering systems key
  Submitted by Gerry Vazquez on 6/7/04 5:57 AM
  - Designing a transparent chartering system
    Submitted by Michelle Godard Terrell on 6/7/04 6:08 AM
    - Designing a transparent chartering system
      Submitted by Gerry Vazquez on 6/7/04 6:39 AM
      - Breaking the Code
        Submitted by Julie Cruit on 6/7/04 12:15 PM
    - Exemplar transparent processes
      Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 8:59 AM
  - Evidence that Results Matter
    Submitted by Jennifer Rippner on 6/7/04 6:20 AM
    - Evidence that Results Matter
      Submitted by Frank Yanez on 6/7/04 8:49 AM
- Charter School Closures
  Submitted by David Harris on 6/7/04 6:01 AM
  - Success vs. Closure
    Submitted by Ned Curtis on 6/7/04 6:40 AM
    - Positive Relations
      Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 7:01 AM
      - Why charters were created in California
        Submitted by Anthony Pina on 6/7/04 10:32 AM
        
        purposeful intent in founding a charter school
        Submitted by mark i. m. thompson, ph.d. on 6/7/04 11:34 AM
        
        No competition
        Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 1:52 PM
        
        Yes, competition
        Submitted by Anthony Pina on 6/7/04 9:50 PM
  - Opening of schools
    Submitted by Robert Kalb on 6/7/04 9:11 AM
    - Strong contracts
      Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 9:30 AM
      - Strong contracts
        Submitted by Anthony Pina on 6/7/04 10:16 AM
        
        Rigor is required
        Submitted by Paula Crandall Decker on 6/7/04 1:37 PM
        
        Rigor is required
        Submitted by Anthony Pina on 6/7/04 9:45 PM
      - closure through loss of support needs attention
        Submitted by mark i. m. thompson, ph.d. on 6/7/04 11:18 AM
        
        The grind of bureaucracy
        Submitted by Jacquelyn Viale on 6/7/04 12:42 PM
    - some should close
      Submitted by D.L. Bearden on 6/7/04 5:09 PM
  - Performance Framework
    Submitted by Carl Meibergen on 6/7/04 12:14 PM
    - Performance Framework
      Submitted by David Harris on 6/8/04 6:59 AM
      - Framework
        Submitted by Carl Meibergen on 6/8/04 3:55 PM
- The other side of revocation
  Submitted by Anthony Pina on 6/7/04 10:08 AM
- Reason for closure?
  Submitted by Mark Medema on 6/7/04 10:34 AM
  - Charter School Closing
    Submitted by Deborah Nataloni on 6/7/04 11:54 AM
  - funding for building is why
    Submitted by susan forbes on 6/7/04 11:11 PM
- Charter School Closure
  Submitted by Linda Ray on 6/10/04 6:49 PM