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Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC)

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  • May 15, 2024
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The goal of the CSDC is to help public education change from a highly regulated, process-based system to one that allows and encourages schools to be more creative, performance-based centers of effective teaching and learning. It aims to achieve this by providing technical assistance to the charter school reform movement in California, nationally, and internationally. Website »

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