Empowering families, fostering innovation, and supporting high-quality options for all students.
The Center for Charter School Excellence (CCSE) is a national technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's CSP. Its mission is to support CSP in fulfilling its statutory purpose, providing research-based resources, technical assistance to CSP grantees, and insights for the broader education choice community to aid in the growth of high-quality charter schools across the country.
What We Do
Support for CSP Grantees
CCSE offers tools, technical assistance, and training to help grantees successfully open, replicate, and expand charter schools while accomplishing their grant goals and serving as strong stewards of federal funding.
Resources for the Charter Sector
CCSE provides access to webinars, toolkits, case studies, and data to support the charter sector in expanding the number of high-quality charter schools across the country.
Promotion of Emerging Practices
CCSE highlights effective models and strategies used by CSP-funded charter schools to improve learning outcomes and expand access to high-quality education options.
Who CSP Serves
CSP Grantees (current awardees)
- Charter school developers, CMOs, SEAs, and organizations funded through CSP.
- Receive technical assistance, compliance tools, training, and best practices to manage grants effectively.
Prospective Grantees
- Schools, networks, or state agencies interested in applying for CSP grants.
- Provided with resources to understand eligibility, application requirements, and federal priorities.
Parents/Guardians
- Families considering education choice.
- Provided with data dashboards, reports, sector news, and plain-language resources to understand charter schools.
Charter School Authorizers
- Entities that approve, oversee, and evaluate charter schools, including districts, SEAs, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
- Supported with tools and guidance to ensure authorizing best practices.
Charter School Leaders
- Charter school leaders, educators, boards, authorizers, and support organizations.
- Access resources to strengthen operations, improve quality, and advance innovation in charter schools.
Pre-K-12 Education Sector
- State and local education agencies (LEAs), taxpayers, policymakers, researchers, and media.
- Use charter-related resources to inform their own work in advancing student outcomes and policy.
This website was produced in whole or in part with funds from the U.S. Department of Education under contract number GS10F0201T. The content does not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the federal government.