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New State Rankings Report Compares Charter School Laws State by State

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released its annual ranking of state charter school laws, Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, Eleventh Edition in conjunction with National School Choice Week. For more than a decade, this report has analyzed how well each state aligns its charter school law to the… Continue reading New State Rankings Report Compares Charter School Laws State by State

Governor Whitmer Restores Previously Vetoed Funding Increase to Michigan Charter School Students

Today, Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement regarding the signing of Senate Bill 154 by Governor Whitmer: “We are pleased to see that Michigan lawmakers have restored the funding increase for charter schools that Governor Whitmer vetoed earlier this year. Before the veto, charter… Continue reading Governor Whitmer Restores Previously Vetoed Funding Increase to Michigan Charter School Students

House and Senate Agree on $440 Million Spending Agreement for the Federal Charter Schools Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House and Senate FY 2020 spending agreement reached yesterday provides $440 million for the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP), maintaining FY 2019 funding levels, the highest-ever funding level in the program’s more than 20-year history.  The CSP supports the creation of new charter schools, which are all public schools, as well as… Continue reading House and Senate Agree on $440 Million Spending Agreement for the Federal Charter Schools Program

The Biggest Changes in State Charter School Laws in 2019

The impacts of the 2018 elections were felt in the 2019 state legislative sessions across the country. While charter school advocates saw some legislative victories, we are facing many strong headwinds in state legislative battles. In some states, the political climate this year was fiercely hostile—and may continue to be so into 2020—and students were… Continue reading The Biggest Changes in State Charter School Laws in 2019

2019 State Legislative Session Highlights for Charter Schools

The impacts of the 2018 elections were felt in the 2019 state legislative sessions across the country. While charter school supporters continued to rack up legislative victories on increasing funding and facilities support, strengthening accountability, and protecting autonomy, they also faced political climates in several states that were fiercely hostile as a result of the… Continue reading 2019 State Legislative Session Highlights for Charter Schools

Michigan’s Governor Whitmer Implements Budget that Deems Public Charter School Students Less Valuable than their District Counterparts

Washington D.C. – Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the following statement on Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to implement budget cuts to Michigan’s charter schools: Governor Whitmer recently red-lined more than 100 budget items approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature. In an unprecedented budget cut to 10 percent of the… Continue reading Michigan’s Governor Whitmer Implements Budget that Deems Public Charter School Students Less Valuable than their District Counterparts

How the Charter School Legal Action Fund Supports the Movement

When charter schools across the country are in need or facing unprecedented legal challenges, the Charter School Legal Action Fund responds. The National Alliance launched the Charter School Legal Action Fund to meet a paramount need for legal advocacy and defense from unfounded attacks against our schools, students, and families. Since 2016, the Legal Action Fund has defended… Continue reading How the Charter School Legal Action Fund Supports the Movement

Why Are Charter School Students Worth Less?

In Michigan, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently red-lined a record-breaking number of budget items approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature. The hyper-partisan dysfunction that has pervaded Washington, D.C. for some time has officially come to Lansing. This time, though, it has gone too far. Shockingly, Governor Whitmer decided to use charter school students as one… Continue reading Why Are Charter School Students Worth Less?

National Alliance Statement on Senate FY2020 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill

Washington D.C. — Today, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the text of the FY 2020 Labor HHS appropriations bill, which funds a range of programs vital to American children and families, including the Charter Schools Program (CSP). The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is deeply grateful to Chairman… Continue reading National Alliance Statement on Senate FY2020 Labor, HHS & Education Appropriations Bill

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