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On this page we've gathered a list of useful resources related to charter schools on the Web. You can click one of the categories immediately below to be taken to that category, or just keep reading to view them all.

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2007 Illinois Charter Public School Profiles

Charter School Organizations and Resources

• National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)
• US Charter Schools Website
• National Charter School Clearinghouse (NCSC)
• U.S. Dept. of Education—Public Charter School Program
• New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
• School Matters
• National Charter School Research Project

Public Education Resources

• Education Sector
• Catalyst Chicago: Independent Reporting on Chicago Schools
• Education Week
• Center for Education Reform
• Public Education Network (PEN)
• PEN Weekly Newsblast
• Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
• National Center for Education Research (NCER)
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance
• Center for Educational Innovation—Public Education Association
• Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) Education Policy Articles
• Illinois Issues Blog

Illinois Education Organizations

• Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
• Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
• Chicago Schools Alliance
• Chicago Public Education Fund
• Renaissance Schools Fund
• Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
• New Leaders for New Schools
• Facing History and Ourselves
• Changing Worlds

Illinois Teacher Support Organizations

• Chicago Foundation for Education
• Golden Apple Foundation
• Rochelle Lee Fund
• Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators (RISE)
• New Teachers Network
• Inner City Teaching Corps (ICTC)
• Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL)
• Teach for America