Community Conversations with NACSA
Listen to experts in education discuss critical topics that will help to answer questions like, “What can be done to ensure families have access to high-quality education for their children? How can school leaders allow educators the autonomy they need to best serve students? How should schools be held accountable for their performance? And when we say ‘quality,’ what does that really mean?"
Podcasting since 2023 • 17 episodes
Community Conversations with NACSA
Latest Episodes
2024 Change Makers
2024 marks a year of growth, innovation, and dedication, and we’re thrilled to introduce you to NACSA’s Change Makers — a group of charter leaders who are making an extraordinary impact in their communities. From reimagining the future of chart...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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34:37
Survey Says: 2024 State of Authorizing Revealed
86 authorizers, across 30 states and the District of Columbia participated in our 2024 State of Authorizing survey. These authorizers oversee nearly two-thirds of the charter schools in the country and their answers help paint a comprehensive p...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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20:37
Parents and Authorizers: A Partnership for Student Success
One of the most important goals of quality authorizing is to create more transparency and access for families to truly understand and engage in the education their children receive. Parents are an integral part of improving our nation’s educ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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50:41
Foundations of Excellence: Capacities of New School Founding Teams
Eric Mahmoud, CEO of Harvest Best Academy in Minneapolis, sits down with his former authorizer and NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, to talk about critical capacities of a charter school founding te...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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17:48
Accountability From the Start
One of the most consequential decisions any authorizer makes for students and communities is whether to approve a new school to open. NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, David Greenberg, sits down with Jay Whalen, Dir...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:48