Announcing the 2022 Class of Rising Leaders

Each year, the U.S. Department of Education recognizes a cohort of exemplary schools from around the country as National Blue Ribbon Schools. Schools are honored either as Exemplary High-Performing Schools, for top academic achievement in each state, or as Exemplary Achievement Gap-Closing Schools, for exceptional growth in closing achievement gaps between student groups. This recognition… Continue reading 15 Charter Schools Honored as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools
June 20, 2022 – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is thrilled to announce the first class of Rising Leaders, a cohort of 10 high school charter students who have earned the opportunity to develop leadership and advocacy skills with training from policy professionals. More than 100 students applied to this new program, and the… Continue reading The National Alliance Welcomes 10 High School Students to Inaugural Cohort of Rising Leaders
This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2021 Back to School Month campaign Gates School in South Carolina is committed to empowering students with dyslexia and other reading differences to succeed. The school will open on August 18, welcoming grades one through five and will add one grade per year over the next four years. In addition to helping students grow academically, the school is… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Gates School
This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2021 Back to School Month campaign. Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence (PACE) Academy is a new charter school opening in fall 2021 in Columbia, South Carolina. As an Alternative Education Campus, PACE will serve grades 2-7, focusing on children with dyslexia and other language-based reading difficulties. The staff at PACE believes that “dyslexia is a gift and… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence
The U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) honors schools each year for their sustainable facilities, health practices, and great environmental education. ED-GRS—developed in 2011—has contributed to a growing understanding of what the green school movement is across the country. Schools honored with the ED-GRS award do an exceptional job in each of the… Continue reading Three Charter Schools Honored as 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Si se puede is Spanish for yes it can be done! This phrase sometimes serves as inspiration for the Hispanic community when we need to come together and support and/or encourage each other. I find that my goal as a school leader—especially of a charter school—is to build community and then protect and defend that… Continue reading Si Se Puede!