WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Trump unveiled his FY2018 budget, which includes a $168 million increase for charter schools. National Alliance President and CEO Nina Rees released the following statement in response to the president’s announcement: “Today, President Trump demonstrated that he is a strong supporter of charter public schools. The charter school movement is… Continue reading National Alliance Statement on President’s FY2018 Budget
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
This statement was originally released by the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCECS). The National Alliance is a proud member of the NCECS Equity Coalition, which includes representatives from a diverse range of organizations with an interest in students with unique learning needs, special education, charter schools and education reform. WASHINGTON, DC… Continue reading Charter School and Special Education Thought Leaders Issue Statement on Equity to the Trump Administration and 115th Congress
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
The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), gives states the opportunity to rethink their K-12 accountability systems. Gone are No Child Left Behind’s (NCLB) tight rules for assessing and intervening in schools and districts. This couldn’t come at a better time for urban schooling. Urban districts operate in a very different… Continue reading Charter Accountability For District-Run Schools: Using ESSA to Create Contract-Based Accountability for Urban Public Education
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
It’s been 25 years since the passage of the first charter school law in 1991. When Bill Clinton was sworn in as President in 1993, only Minnesota and California had passed charter school laws. When President Clinton left the office in 2001, there were 1,941 charter schools in operation. Another crucial piece of legislation passed… Continue reading Dear Presidents, We Thank You for Supporting Charter Schools
The focus of this paper is on the formulas used to allocate Title I funds to charter schools that are treated under state law as separate LEAs. It begins with a brief overview of the formulas used to allocate Title I funds to states and to traditional, geographically-based LEAs (hereafter referred to simply as traditional… Continue reading Issues in the Allocation of ESEA Title I Funds to Charter Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. In his State of the Union address tonight, President Barack Obama touched upon many issues from providing affordable, high-quality child care to offering women and minorities access to STEM-centric high schools. He also emphasized the importance of providing every American access to free community college and a more affordable higher education. However, he… Continue reading National Alliance Issues Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union
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