The charter school movement is at the heart of education reform in the United States, with many charter schools excelling at fostering and advancing student growth and achievement. Charter school leaders often are passionate and skilled practitioners dedicated to improving public education and shaping young students’ lives, but many are inexperienced at the business and operational sides of charter school management.

The national charter school sector continues to grow at an accelerated pace (6.7 percent in 2009-2010), and many states with limitations are examining their cap restrictions. This has spawned a dynamic market for construction and development but also creates a need for better information and resources to help investors, developers and charter school leaders secure and manage their facilities successfully.

As charter schools continue to gain ground in their communities and shape segments of public education reform, proficiency with the small-business challenges of running efficient and high-performing charter schools becomes increasingly important.

Our Mission

The goal of Charter Schools Insider (CSI) is to provide school directors and business decision-makers with insightful coverage of the marketplace and educational trends that speaks directly to their ongoing business needs. CSI also will be a resource of intelligence and analysis for investors and developers working within this dynamic and growing educational sector.

The more effective administrators are with the business and management sides of their schools, the greater impact they will have on student achievement and academic success. Each digital monthly issue will feature carefully crafted editorial that covers specific issues facing our readership with valuable content from our editorial staff and professional insiders. The mission of CSI is to offer opportunities for thought leadership from all segments of the charter school community.

Rather than focus on low-value, general Web traffic driven randomly by search engines, the CSI website will focus on leveraging its editorial excellence for exclusive content and lead-generation vehicles to capture and build a targeted, quantified and valuable database of dedicated and engaged readers.