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Cutting Cost

Cutting Costs, Charter Schools? Start by Understanding Your Spending Data

In the current financial landscape, charter schools must focus on understanding their spending data to manage costs effectively. In this article, our President Daniel Casselli discusses how recent shifts in funding, workforce changes, declining...

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5 Best Practices to Turn Procurement into a Pillar of Financial Stability

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5 Best Practices to Turn Procurement into a Pillar of Financial Stability

Recently at the annual Colorado League of Charter Schools Conference, BuyQ had the opportunity to present to a group of school business leaders from...

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CSI Podcast

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10 Episodes of Charter School Insider... 10 Lessons & Tactics

One learning and one tactical tip from each of the first ten episodes of our podcast... Charter School Insider: Lessons from the Nation's Top Charter...

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The Classical Academies

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Lessons Learned from $100M in Bond Financing with Mark Kalpakgian

We sat down with Mark Kalpakgian on the Charter School Insider podcast last week.

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CSI Podcast

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We are launching a podcast!

Introducing "Charter School Insider: Lessons from the Nation's Top Charter School Operators"

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DSST Public Schools

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How DSST Public Schools Took Control of its Health Insurance Costs

For close to 15 years, Denver-based DSST Public Schools tolerated life under a fully insured health benefits plan, with all the financial strain and...

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Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts (RioGAFA)

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Group Purchasing a ‘Lifesaver’ for New Charter School RioGAFA

To say that opening new charter school Rio Grande Academy of Fine Arts (RioGAFA) has kept primary co-founders Jordan Franco and Michele Platis busy...

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Esser Funds

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Maximize Your ESSER Funds While Avoiding a Fiscal Cliff

Key takeaways from a panel session at the 2021 National Charter Schools Conference For charter schools, figuring out how to spend a...

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Twin Peaks Classical Academy

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Twin Peaks: Controlling Health Costs with Self-Funded Plan

Like most schools that rely on a fully insured, carrier-driven program to deliver healthcare benefits to employees, Twin Peaks Charter Academy (TPCA)...

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GreenDot Public Schools

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Green Dot’s Journey to an ERP Solution

The lessons a large CMO learned on the way to making a major back-office tech investment

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A+ Charter Schools

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A+ Charter Schools Graduates from Good to Great

How a Dallas CMO elevated its game by following the principles of a best-selling book on leadership and change management

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Grainger

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Grainger: A Facilities One-Stop Shop Worth Visiting

Charter schools are gravitating to Grainger for process savings, value, a vast inventory and extensive experience serving educational organizations

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