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Minnesota State Profile
Last updated: 01-08-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Center for School Change
Minnesota Association of Charter Schools

Overview
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1991 131 23,828

Statewide Support Organizations
Center for School Change
 Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
 Minnesota Charter School Resource Center
 Minnesota Department of Education
News
Minnesota Report Finds Mixed Results on Public Charter Schools 7/5/08
Public Charter School Enrollment Nearly Triples in Minnesota 6/20/08
Some Minnesota Charters Using Lease Aid to Purchase or Build Buildings 3/1/08
Minneapolis School Board May Reverse Policy of Not Leasing Facilities to Charters 6/22/07
Minnesota Educators Watch Charter School Court Case Closely 5/29/07

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Resources
Minnesota Sponsors Assistance Network
Moving Forward Conference
Positive School Culture: How are Minnesota's Chartered Schools Doing?
Ripples of Innovation: Charter Schooling in Minnesota, the Nation's First Charter School State
Sponsoring Charters: A Resource Guide for Minnesota Chartering Agencies



Legislative Summary
Law:   not available

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   MN charter law allows numerous agents-- local boards, intermediate school boards, public and private post-secondary institutions, and the State Board, upon appeal-- to authorize an unlimited number of charter schools.

Length of charter:   3

Caps on number of schools:   none

Funding:   General purpose funding for charter schools may be less than funding for other public schools because charters do not have bonding authority and do not receive excess local levy aid. They do, however, receive funds to partially defray the cost of leasing school space. Charter schools are publicly funded.