Straight from the students: finding supportive communities in public charter schools

In 2009, through the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching initiative, we invested in three school districts: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida; Memphis City Schools, Tennessee; and Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, and a group of charter management organizations (CMOs).

In the back of the auditorium on opening day at middle school, a petite woman with closely cropped gray hair seemed an unlikely pioneer of a new model of public school financing.

Districts and charter schools across the country are coming together in partnership, sharing best practices and resources while helping each other problem-solve with the goal of improving outcomes for every child they serve.