This brief provides updated statistics on the management structure for every charter school in the country while also providing additional analyses along a number of key dimensions. In 2016-17, 65 percent of charter schools were independently managed, 23 percent were part of a Charter Management Organization (CMO), and 12 percent were part of an Education… Continue reading National Charter School Management Overview, 2016-17
In 2010, the National Alliance collected data to determine the teachers union status of every charter school nationwide. Prior to the release of the 2010 report, the number of unionized charter schools was largely unknown. In the years since the 2010 report, union votes at several charter schools in Illinois, Louisiana, and Washington, D.C. received… Continue reading Unionized Charter Schools, 2016-17
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) maintains key provisions from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) but also makes significant changes. The National Alliance and the National Council of La Raza have produced a new brief to ensure that state charter public school leaders and charter school operators have key facts about the law and proposed… Continue reading English Learners and ESSA: Implications for States and Charter Schools
The National Alliance and the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Petitioner in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. Endrew F. is a child with autism who was removed from his Colorado public school by his parents, who felt… Continue reading Amicus Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Support of the Petitioner in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District
A New Model Law for Supporting the Growth of High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition calls on state policymakers to strengthen the laws governing charter schools. In this revised version of the National Alliance’s model charter school law, the policies outlined would increase the focus of state-level charter school laws on creating high-quality charter schools… Continue reading A New Model Law for Supporting the Growth of High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition
One of the greatest challenges to the health of the charter public school movement is access to adequate facilities in which to operate. Charter school facilities are rarely funded on par with school district facilities. Over the years, more states have come to realize that they have an obligation to ensure that children in all… Continue reading School District Facilities and Charter Public Schools
One of the biggest challenges to the continued expansion of charter public schools is the fact that many charter school laws place the ultimate burden of obtaining and paying for facilities on charter schools themselves. As a result, charter school leaders struggle to find suitable and affordable facilities to house their growing numbers of students.… Continue reading Facilities Funding for Charter Public Schools
Backfilling is the practice of enrolling new students in a charter public school when students leave the school. It can apply to students who enroll in the middle of the school year (e.g., a school chooses to enroll a new 3rd grade student to replace one who leaves in the middle of the academic year)… Continue reading Backfilling in Charter Schools
The State Board of Education’s reversal of the Palm Beach School Districts’ (District) denial of the charter school application should be affirmed. The District did not have good cause or competent substantial evidence to deny the application as not fulfilling the statutory requirements for innovation, and the District’s definition of innovation is unworkable and inconsistent… Continue reading Palm Beach School District Amicus Brief
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