Reports

Moral Obligations – Utah and Colorado Examples

June 1, 2017
Building Hope explores the use of moral obligations for charter school facilities, and outlines Utah and Colorado’s active Moral Obligation programs for charter schools.

Moral Obligations – Lowering the Cost of Capital

June 24, 2019
High Impact Financial Analysis investigates moral obligation bonds as more schools than ever are accessing the bond market to finance their next school building.

State Snapshot of Public Financing for Facilities

August 3, 2020
State credit enhancement programs can provide effective, low-cost financing support for charter schools seeking to reduce costs for facilities financing. Read about relatively unknown state programs in addition to the popular federal credit enhancement program.

Charter School Facility Incubators

July 1, 2019
Public Impact takes a look at the design and operation of Building Pathways, a Washington, D.C.-based charter school facility incubator that has provided short- and long-term space to more than 26 charter schools since its inception in 2006.

State Policy Analysis: Per Pupil Facility Funding

July 1, 2019
Direct funding for facilities is limited and does not come close to meeting the charter sector’s facility needs. Unlike district schools, charter schools typically do not receive funding that is sufficient to cover more than their operating costs and must pay for facilities costs out of their operating budgets – meaning money that should be going into the classroom is instead paying for the classroom.