Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president of state advocacy and support at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement: “We have been increasingly concerned to see how our model law’s provisions regarding open meetings and open records have been misused by charter school opponents in Washington, D.C. to try to undermine the… Continue reading D.C. Public Charter Schools and Authorizer Meet Intent of Our Model Law
I am so proud to call Las Vegas my second home and thrilled that the national charter school movement will be there for the 2019 National Charter Schools Conference this summer to see what Nevada is accomplishing for public education. Las Vegans care deeply about their kids’ education and the growth of charter schools that… Continue reading The Growing State of the Public Charter School Movement in Nevada
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Florida’s First District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments on House Bill (HB) 7069, a bill that ensures all the state’s public students receive more equitable funding. “During oral arguments, we will make the case that charter school students should be treated the same as their district school counterparts, just as the… Continue reading National Alliance Urges Appellate Court to Uphold Florida HB 7069
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, politicians in the California Assembly shamelessly passed a bill that will limit access to a high-quality public school for California students (Assembly Bill 1505). In voting to take away educational opportunity from kids, particularly low-income and minority children, we see that Sacramento politicians are more interested in appeasing their special-interest backers… Continue reading National Alliance Blasts California Assembly for Passing Bill that Threatens Underserved Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Late last month, Tennessee’s House and Senate passed HB 940 and SB 796, respectively, which have been signed into law by Governor Lee. These bills establish a nine-member independent Tennessee Public Charter School Commission with authorizing authority. Additionally, the bills allow charter school applicants from any district in the state to appeal… Continue reading National Alliance Applauds Tennessee Gov. Lee and Tennessee Legislature on Charter School Bills
Next week, the National Education Association (NEA) will release State Charter Statutes: NEA Report Cards. This new report grades each state’s charter school law in relation to the NEA’s 13 priorities for charter school statutes. While we agree with a small number of these priorities (such as the requirement to subject charter schools to regular… Continue reading New NEA Rankings of Charter School Laws Don’t Support the Creation of High-Quality Public Charter Schools for the Students that Need Them Most
ST. LOUIS, MO – Yesterday, Judge Autrey of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a positive ruling in favor of the state and public charter school parents. The case, filed by St. Louis Public Schools against the State of Missouri, argued that sales tax revenue should not be shared with… Continue reading National Alliance and Missouri Charter Public School Association Statement on Eastern District of Missouri Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, by overturning a lower court’s prior ruling, the Alabama State Supreme Court sided with public charter schools, clearing the way for the first charter school to open in Montgomery. The suit, which was brought by the Alabama Education Association as a tactic to stall public school choice in the city,… Continue reading Alabama State Supreme Court Ruling Clears Way for Public Charter Schools in Montgomery
Washington, D.C. – Today the West Virginia House of Delegates passed a measure that effectively killed Senate Education Bill 451 by tabling it indefinitely. The landmark bill would have allowed the creation of public charter schools in West Virginia, among other provisions. West Virginia is one of just six states in the country that does… Continue reading National Alliance Statement on West Virginia’s Decision to Kill Education Bill 451
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