Making Black History in the Moment with Rocketship Public School’s Khadijah Williams

Consider a donation in support of the National Alliance Alumni Intern Program to help students like Destinee. With the pandemic limiting options for young adults entering the workforce, the National Alliance is committed to hiring charter school alumni for all our internships. These paid internships provide real-world experience and training that can easily translate into… Continue reading National Alliance Alumni Intern Profile: Destinee Perry, DC Prep
Each year, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program from the U.S. Department of Education recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. And each year, a number of public charter schools make the cut and are recognized for their… Continue reading Congratulations to 19 Charter Schools Honored as 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Last month, tribal leaders and policymakers in town for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Tribal Unity Impact Days joined the National Alliance to grapple with just that question. The convening included NCAI Executive Board 1st Vice President and Tribal Chairperson Dr. Aaron Payment of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, representatives… Continue reading 3 Ways Charter Schools Can Meet the Needs of Native Students and Communities
Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president of state advocacy and support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement: “We have been increasingly concerned to see how our model law’s provisions regarding open meetings and open records have been misused by charter school opponents in Washington, D.C. to try to undermine the… Continue reading D.C. Public Charter Schools and Authorizer Meet Intent of Our Model Law
This blog post is part of our celebration of charter school graduates across the country and their achievements. Join us in celebrating our #CharterGrads! My name is Beqir Gjoka and I am graduating from the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School with my high school diploma. The path that got me here was long, but I… Continue reading From Albania to Chasing My American Dream with the Help of Carlos Rosario
This blog post is part of our celebration of charter school graduates across the country and their achievements. Join us in celebrating our #CharterGrads! Despite feeling like I couldn’t wait for graduation at the time, I have only fond memories of my time at BASIS DC. I graduated almost a year ago and I have just… Continue reading Reflections on My Charter High School Experience
“Community” is at the forefront of everything we aim to achieve at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School. Our vision is to create a diverse community of learners, grounded in intercultural understanding and respect, who are confident in their abilities to read, write, and think in both Chinese and English. Yu Ying works towards this… Continue reading Establishing a Sense of Community in Two Languages