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New Report Shows Charter Schools and their Students are Most Impacted by Digital Divide, Urges Lawmakers to Act

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a new policy brief, “Closing the Digital Divide,” an analysis of schools and communities facing the greatest barriers in accessing remote learning opportunities. The report also calls for $243 million in annual resources necessary to bridge the gap in digital access. When schools… Continue reading New Report Shows Charter Schools and their Students are Most Impacted by Digital Divide, Urges Lawmakers to Act

2019 Annual Report

The National Alliance accomplished a great deal for the charter school movement this past year, in spite of the tumultuous political landscape. We maintained our record $440 million in funding for the federal Charter Schools Program, helped Puerto Rico secure a grant for their first charter school, and won precedent-setting legal battles in Florida, Missouri,… Continue reading 2019 Annual Report

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2020

For more than a decade, our charter law rankings report has analyzed how well each state aligns its charter school law to our “gold standard” model law. Our 2020 charter school law rankings are the first rankings to reflect the impact of the 2018 election cycle. States like California and Illinois, where previous governors supported charter-friendly policies,… Continue reading Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2020

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

Five Takeaways from the Latest Teacher Survey

This week, Educators for Excellence released their 2020 Teacher Survey and I was thrilled to see how they featured the breakout of charter school teacher responses this year. Scroll down for my top five takeaways from this year’s report! Charter school teachers feel more valued. The poll found that charter school teachers are 22 percentage… Continue reading Five Takeaways from the Latest Teacher Survey

Newark Test Scores Take Charter School Critics Head On

The stock of rigorous studies demonstrating the positive effects of charter schools on student achievement just became a little larger with the release of The Manhattan Institute’s latest report, Charter Schools in Newark: The Effect on Student Test Scores, looking at Newark, N.J. This is important news as charter school expansion was a major part… Continue reading Newark Test Scores Take Charter School Critics Head On

2019 Modified Count Report

No exact definition of what constitutes a “school” exists. This lack of standardization can be problematic when accounting for schools in data systems and maintaining consistent data across time because federal and state educational agencies use different definitions for schools. This paper looks at the various record types found in state and federal datasets and… Continue reading 2019 Modified Count Report

Identity and Charter School Leadership: Building a Strong School Culture

This is the third and last paper in a series published by the National Alliance in partnership with Public Impact, highlighting the experiences of school leaders in charter schools across the country. While the impact school leaders have on student performance has been well documented, there has been little attention to how leaders’ experiences and… Continue reading Identity and Charter School Leadership: Building a Strong School Culture

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

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