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State Policy Snapshot: Facilities Funding for Public Charter Schools
This report looks at how states are enacting policies to help offset the cost of leasing, purchasing, and maintaining public charter school facilities.
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Charter School Facility Incubators: A Case Study of Washington, D.C.’s Innovative Approach to Charter School Facilities
This report looks at the design and operations of a Washington, D.C.-based charter school facility incubator.
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Charter School Bond Sector: 2018 Year in Review
The 2018 charter school tax-exempt bond market dipped in volume for the first time since 2011, and it is perhaps likely that this past year may be repeated in 2019 and even a few years beyond.
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Lowering the Cost of Capital for Public Charter Schools
As the public charter school sector continues to mature, more schools than ever are accessing the bond market to finance their next school building.
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Public Charter Schools: Borrowing With Tax-Exempt Bonds (Third Edition)
The third edition of Borrowing with Tax-Exempt Bonds provides public charter schools with information about tax-exempt financing, including information about who and what types of projects qualify for tax-exempt financing and how to decide if tax-exempt financing might be right for your school.
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Strengthening Federal Investment in Charter School Facilities
This paper examines what can be done at the federal level to provide additional resources to charter schools to access school buildings, and to create incentives for states to address inequities in the allocation and funding of buildings.
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Moral Obligation and Charter School Financing
This paper explores the use of moral obligations for charter school facilities, and outlines Utah and Colorado’s active Moral Obligation programs for charter schools.
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Facilities Funding for Charter Schools
This paper provides a snapshot of the 30 jurisdictions that have authorized a state policy option for charter school facilities.
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State Policy Snapshot: School District Facilities and Public Charter Schools
This issue brief looks at the 28 states that have enacted policies that try to provide charter schools with better access to district facilities