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Teacher Diversity Is Important. Here’s What We’ve Learned about Recruitment Best Practices.
Research has shown that a diverse teaching staff has a positive impact on student performance. Daniel Stinfil, senior portfolio manager for LISC Charter School Financing, shares best practices from school leaders for attracting and retaining a diverse teaching and leadership staff.
Charter School Investments Can Help Upend ‘Zip Code Destiny’
Income, race and geography persistently define the educational landscape—year after year, in every state, across both urban and rural communities. "No matter where families might live—no matter their backgrounds or incomes—public education should offer kids the opportunity to reach their full potential,” writes LISC’s Yvonne Nolan, in a new blog commemorating 20 years of investments through LISC’s charter school financing program. “We refuse to stand by and let crumbling buildings undermine student learning and perpetuate inequality,” she says.
New Study Tracks Significant Growth in Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for Charter Schools
LISC’s charter school finance team analyzed the full range of charter school bond issuance from 2015-2022, building on three prior reports that catalogued the history of the sector. “With public charter schools now educating more than 3.7 million students nationwide, and against the backdrop of unprecedented learning loss stemming from the pandemic, preserving dollars to invest in core academic programs is of heightened importance,” the report states.
The Anatomy of Lending Outcomes: What We’ve Learned from the LISC Impact Matrix, One Year In
A year after launching the LISC Impact Matrix, we have been examining the potential and actual impact of every loan we make in six different categories or “dimensions.” Read on to learn about how this is shaping our lending, and to hear about some of our most transformative projects.
With Help from LISC, a Tech-focused Charter School in the Bronx Is Getting a New Home
Comp Sci High, a charter school in the Bronx that prepares students to access jobs in the region’s tech industry, will get a new facility to accommodate its growing enrollment thanks to a new loan from LISC.
Academic Excellence Finds a Permanent Home in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School educates more than 2,100 children and youth in grades K – 12, with a focus on preparing a diverse student body to have a positive impact on society and develop a lifelong passion for learning. LISC is providing a $12 million loan to support the renovation of a building that will become a permanent home for their elementary school.