Washington, D.C. Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement congratulating Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on his election as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives today:
“The National Alliance congratulates Rep. Paul Ryan on his election as the Speaker of the House. Speaker Ryan, a longstanding champion of charter schools and the school choice movement, has consistently voted for legislation to increase the quality of and support for charter schools, including H.R. 10,Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, in May 2014.
“We look forward to working with Speaker Ryan on advancing the quality of public education by creating more high-quality charter schools for the families in America.”
About Charter SchoolsCharter schools are independent, public, and tuition-free schools that are given the freedom to be more innovative while being held accountable for advancing student achievement. Since 2010, many research studies have found that students in charter schools do better in school than their traditional school peers. For example, one study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University found that charter schools do a better job teaching low income students, minority students, and students who are still learning English than traditional schools. Separate studies by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research have found that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in early adulthood.
About the National Alliance for Public Charter SchoolsThe National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the public charter school movement. Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter movement. For more information, please visit www.publiccharters.org
