NAPCS in the News
“Miami-Dade schools enrollment up because of charter growth,” NAPCS study cited, Miami Herald, Oct. 2
“Charter School Blues,” Nina Rees (president & CEO) quoted, Wall Street Journal, Oct. 1
“Houston, We Have an Education Solution,” op-ed by Nina Rees (president & CEO), U.S. News & World Report, Sept. 30
News to Know
“Texas Fund’s First Charter School Pledges Buoy Debt: Muni Credit,” BusinessWeek, Oct. 4
“Editorial: Don’t Undermine New York’s Public Charter Schools with Rent,” AM New York editorial, Oct. 3
“Louisiana Education Head Urges Reformers to Broaden Focus,” Washington Post, Oct. 2
“Maine Public Charter Schools Win Federal Grants,” Kennebec Journal, Oct. 1
“New York City Public Charter Schools’ Rent Worries,” Wall Street Journal, Sept. 30
Audience Favorites Facebook— Last week The Broad Foundation honored the Houston Independent School District with the Broad Prize for Urban Education. Houston is closing the achievement gap and raising graduation rates. What could be better than that?! Nina Rees takes a look at how they are getting it done in her latest column on U.S. News and World Report. Twitter— @charteralliance Op-ed’s in @NYDailyNews (nydn.us/16H3Nca) & @nypost (bit.ly/16H3Nc9) examines how #NY#charterschools are impacting special ed You can stay up to date on all the developments in the public charter school sector by subscribing to our regular news updates…Sign up here.
