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61 Percent of Americans Support Public Charter Schools in “2018 Schooling in America Survey” by EdChoice

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, EdChoice released the 2018 Schooling in America Survey, which measures public opinion, awareness and knowledge of K-12 education topics and reforms. This year’s results confirm that support for charter schools is strong. While parent satisfaction among home school, private school and district school students decreased, satisfaction increased among charter school parents. Additionally,… Continue reading 61 Percent of Americans Support Public Charter Schools in “2018 Schooling in America Survey” by EdChoice

National Alliance Statement on National Council on Disability’s Report on Charter Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the National Council on Disability (NCD) released Charter Schools—Implications for Students with Disabilities, a report that examines how public charter schools are serving students with disabilities. The report notes that charter schools serve virtually the same percentage of kids with disabilities as district public schools, at 11 percent and 12 percent respectively.… Continue reading National Alliance Statement on National Council on Disability’s Report on Charter Schools

Lessons Learned from Around the Country: Unified Enrollment

Unified enrollment systems have become increasingly popular because they facilitate public school choice, streamline burdensome application processes, and ideally increase equity, but there are pros and cons to these systems for charter schools and in general. Our report, Unified Enrollment: Lessons Learned from Across the Country, provides an overview of how these systems have been… Continue reading Lessons Learned from Around the Country: Unified Enrollment

2017 Annual Report

In 2017, our movement saw improvements to state charter school laws, groundbreaking research projects, and the creation of a new legal action fund that will help to defend and expand access to charter schools. The 2017 Annual Report from the National Alliance documents what we achieved on behalf of students throughout this impressive year. The National Alliance looks… Continue reading 2017 Annual Report

Strengthening Federal Investment in Charter School Facilities

This paper examines what can be done at the federal level to provide additional resources to charter schools to access school buildings, and to create incentives for states to address inequities in the allocation and funding of buildings. The ideas presented in this paper are the result of a one-day convening of more than 30… Continue reading Strengthening Federal Investment in Charter School Facilities

Elements of Successful Charter School Authorizing

Strong, thoughtful, and visionary authorizers and authorizing practices are absolutely essential to the continued growth and health of the charter school movement – a movement which aims to provide expanded opportunities to millions of students while also positively reshaping the larger public education landscape. Based on recent national surveys, 16 to 17 percent of parents… Continue reading Elements of Successful Charter School Authorizing

Pensions Under Pressure: Charter Innovation in Teacher Retirement Benefits

Declining asset prices during the financial crisis forced many state teacher pension plans to acknowledge that they may have substantially overestimated their long-term rates of return. Many states have begun to enact reforms, however, the long-term financial viability of state pension plans looks bleak without more significant structural reforms and there is little room for school districts… Continue reading Pensions Under Pressure: Charter Innovation in Teacher Retirement Benefits

Estimated Public Charter School Enrollment 2017-18

In 2017-18, more than 7,000 charter schools enroll nearly 3.2 million students. National charter school enrollment increased by more than 150,000 students between fall 2016 and fall 2017—a five percent increase. In addition, more than 300 new charter schools opened across the country in fall 2017. This growth demonstrates continued parent demand for charter schools… Continue reading Estimated Public Charter School Enrollment 2017-18

Polls Find Demand for Charter Schools Continues to Exceed Supply

EdChoice just released its latest survey on K-12 education, parent experiences, and school choice and one thing is clear – parent demand for charter schools continues to exceed the supply. According to this survey, if they could select any type of school, 16 percent of parents would select a charter school in order to obtain… Continue reading Polls Find Demand for Charter Schools Continues to Exceed Supply

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