It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment to grow.

—Ralph Ellison

The following represents a few of the many organizations that provide current information on charter schools.

Organizations
Center for School Change, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Rt. 1, Box 39-A, Henderson, MN 56044.
Contact: Doug Thomas, (507) 248-3738

Center for Policy Studies, 59 West Fourth Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.
Contact: Ted Kolderie, (612) 224-9703

Charter Schools Development Center, CSU Institute for Education Reform, California State University,-Sacramento, 6000 "J" Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6018.
Contact: Eric Premack, (916) 278-4611

Charter Friends National Network, 1355 Pierce Butler Route, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55104.
Contact: Jon Schroeder, (612) 644-5270

Online Resources
U.S. Charter Schools. A very comprehensive and well-organized site with lists of schools, sample charters, advice on setting up a charter school, reports, links to many other sites, and more. The place to start a Web search on charter schools.
Internet: http://www.uscharterschools.org

Center for Education Reform. A national, nonprofit education advocacy group that provides resources, support, and guidance for school reform to communities across the United States. Includes an online directory of charter schools.
Internet: http://www.edreform.com

Charter Schools Research (CSR) Project. Provides links to other resources and recent publications; maintains a listserv and is a launching site for searches on charter schools.
Internet: http://csr.syr.edu

Education Week. Maintains a Web site that provides information on issues, states, and organizations. The page on charter schools points the reader to Education Week articles on the subject as well as relevant organizations.
Internet: http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/charter.htm.

Michigan Resource Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University. Provides information on the Michigan charter school initiative as well as links to other state and national Web sites.
Internet: http://charter.ehhs.cmich.edu/html/chart.html

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Provides information on charter schools published by NWREL, news on Northwest charter schools, national charter school web sites, and national charter school information and research.
Internet: http://www.nwrel.org/charter/

The following items were used in preparing this publication. The list includes basic resources for those interested in becoming more knowledgeable about educational equity issues.

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