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Supporting a New Generation of Student Advocates: The Rising Leaders Initiative

The Rising Leaders Initiative (RLI) by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a one-year advo­cacy training program for high school students who attend charter schools. RLI was launched in 2022 and completed its first year in 2023 with an inaugural cohort who lifted the voices of students to create change. Participants hosted voter registration drives, led letter-writing campaigns to Congress, collaborated with media platforms to promote awareness on public education, and much more.

See the full report to learn more about RLI.

Believing in Public Education: A Demographic and State-level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Enrollment Trends

A new data analysis that examines enrollment trends during the last four school years (2019-2023), finding that charter schools have gained more than 300,000 students, an increase of 9%.

Rep. Letlow (LA-05), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Rep. John James (MI-10), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) Introduce the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Letlow (LA-05), Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Congressman John James (MI-10), and Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act. This bipartisan legislation authorizes State Entities who receive grants through the Charter Schools Program (CSP) to use a portion of their funding to support the application process… Continue reading Rep. Letlow (LA-05), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Rep. John James (MI-10), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) Introduce the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act

Senators Cassidy, Cornyn, and Booker introduce legislation to help educators access funding to open new charter schools

Bipartisan bill will strengthen federal Charter Schools Program by providing more equitable access to pre-planning resources needed to open a new school   Today, Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, John Cornyn (R-TX), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Scott (R-SC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Mike Braun (R-IN),… Continue reading Senators Cassidy, Cornyn, and Booker introduce legislation to help educators access funding to open new charter schools

Our Next Chapter

I’m incredibly proud of the work our team has done over the past 11 years. Reshaping institutions is difficult work, and I am heartened by the scale and reach of the change we have delivered during my tenure.

New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Covenant Academy of Mobile

This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2023 Back to School Month campaign.   Covenant Academy of Mobile is a new public charter school serving students in grades K-12 in Alabama. The school focuses on building character development, organizational skills, a literacy rich environment, S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) instruction, connections through elective… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Covenant Academy of Mobile

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