Useful Links:

U.S. Charter Schools – Federal Department of Education

Criteria Checklist for Virginia Charter School Applications

The Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy

Lexington Institute

Education/Evolving

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Center for Education Reform

School Choice Virginia

Useful Documents:

Per-Student Spending in Virginia School Districts, 2010

VA Board of Education 2009 Annual Report on Charter Schools

Charter Schools in Southern States

“Charter Starters,” from the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory:

What it Takes: Starting a Charter School

The New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project