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    • PDF  link: Maryland Charter Law Maryland Charter Law 
    • Every Student Succeeds Act: Charter Schools Program
    • PDF document link: Eligibility for Exemptions from local policy Eligibility for Exemptions from Local Policy, Ed. Art 9-104.1, December 2016 
    • PDF document link to Charter School Program – Policy of the Maryland State Board of Education Charter School Program – Policy of the Maryland State Board of Education
    • PDF document link to Charter nonregulatory guidance U.S. Department of Education Charter Schools Non Regulatory Guidance (2011) 


    Reports & Publications

    • Promising Practices in Maryland Charter Schools
    • Report on the Condition of Public Charter School Facilities in Maryland by the Interagency Commission on School Construction in consultation with the Maryland Alliance of Public Charter Schools
    • PDF document link to UBalt report on MD Charter schools2014 Report on Maryland Charter Schools by University of Baltimore 
    • PDF document link to study on MD school fundingStudy of Funding Provided to Public Schools and Public Charter Schools In Maryland, December 2016
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