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20 Feb

Steve Hirakami: A Founder Giant for Hawai‘i’s Keiki  

By Ember Reichgott Junge  It is with profound sadness and deep aloha that the National Charter Schools Founders Library honors a dear friend, colleague, and Founder who helped shape chartering from its earliest days in Hawaii. Steve Hirakami passed away November 26, 2025 leaving an “immeasurable void in our charter school ‘ohana, communities and movement” as told […]

July 2, 2025 National Charter Schools Timeline Exhibit at NCSC25

National Charter Schools Timeline Exhibit

July 11, 2025
Supreme Court takeaways: Key moments in oral arguments in religious charter school case

Authorizers: Proactively Preparing

May 7, 2025
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In the Media

May 5, 2025
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Supreme Court, Charters, and Oklahoma

March 14, 2025
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Rewriting the Rules: Founder’s Library Commemorates Life and Legacy of Linda Brown

December 4, 2024
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Honoring Governor George Pataki and 25 Years of New York Charter Schools

May 24, 2024
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Significant State Level Success and Lessons from Minnesota’s Gene Piccolo

April 11, 2024
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Why We Tell Our Founders’ Stories…

November 29, 2023
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The 74 Million: National Charter Schools Founders Library Preserves the Past, Shapes the Future

August 9, 2023
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