The purpose of the U.S. Department of Education's online newsletter "The Education Innovator" is to promote innovative practices in education; to offer features on promising programs and practices; to provide information on innovative research, schools, policies, and trends; and to keep readers informed of key Department priorities and activities. This issue includes a feature article on the critical role that authorizers play in ensuring the success of new charter schools. Regular sections include: (1) What's New?; and (2) Innovations in the News. [For "The Education Innovator. Volume IX, No. 2," see ED509183.]