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Charter School Investor

Charter School Investor

Written by: School Improvement Partnership
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What Does Charter School Leadership Look Like? Focused on the specific issues faced by charter school leaders, investors, underwriters, philanthropists, advisors, and policy analysts as they navigate public markets and political changes, the podcast is a must-listen for charter school industry participants, and anyone looking at high-yield investing. Created by School Improvement Partnership, and sponsored by HJ Sims Education Finance.School Improvement Partnership Economics Personal Finance
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  • Stable or Unbalanced? Charter School Market Update!
    Mar 31 2026

    On this month's Charter School Investor podcast "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership’s CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with HilltopSecurities’ Senior Managing Director and Head of Municipal Credit, Yaffa Rattner. Yaffa recently published Hilltop’s important Charter School Market Update. Yaffa walks us through her report, addressing bond volume, the impact of demographictrends, state credit enhancements and why Hilltop revised its outlook from “stable” to unbalanced. In short, important information that charter school investors and other stakeholders will not want to miss!

    https://schoolimprovementpartnership.net/

    https://www.hilltopsecurities.com/people/yaffa-rattner/

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    36 mins
  • Accountability as an Act of Love
    Mar 3 2026

    What does it mean to practice accountability as “an act of love?” On this month's Charter School Investor podcast, "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership’s CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with New FoundationsCharter School Executive Director Chris Zagacki. Chris has a background in sports and special education, and has led some of the most successful charter schools in Philadelphia. Tune in and you’ll learn why more than 8,000 students are on New Foundations’ waiting list.

    https://schoolimprovementpartnership.net/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-wohlstetter-279a00aa

    https://www.newfoundations.org/?start=1&a=2

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    35 mins
  • Advocacy & Coalition Building: A Conversation with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President & CEO Starlee Coleman
    Nov 13 2025

    On this month's Charter School Investor podcast "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership Founder and CEO Alan Wohlstetter has a conversation with President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Starlee Coleman. Starlee shares with our listeners her journey to leading the foremost national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement. It’s content you don’t want to miss. Watch on YouTube, listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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    37 mins
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