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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

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2018

The National Alliance developed a model state law to help states create laws that support the growth of high-quality charter schools and each year we rank states based on how well their charter school laws align to this model. Click here to download a one page summary of the report.

A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Public Charter School Communities, Twelfth Edition

Over the past 12 years, public charter school enrollment has tripled in response to the growing demands for high-quality public school options. Charter schools currently serve more than 3 million students and there are now more than 200 school districts where 10 percent or more of their public school students attend charter schools. Read our… Continue reading A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Public Charter School Communities, Twelfth Edition

2016 Annual Report

In 2016, we demonstrated that after 25 years, the charter school movement is accelerating progress for students and deepening its commitment to equity, autonomy, and innovation. Much of our progress over the past year is documented in this 2016 Annual Report. The National Alliance is honored to help lead this movement into the next quarter century… Continue reading 2016 Annual Report

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, 2017

The National Alliance developed a model state law to help states create laws that support the growth of high-quality charter public schools and each year we rank states based on how well their charter school laws align to this model. The 2017 rankings are the first rankings to measure each state’s law against our updated… Continue reading Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, 2017

Estimated Charter Public School Enrollment, 2016-17

For the first time, the number of students who attend charter public schools is estimated to have surpassed 3 million. This means that over 200,000 more children are attending charter schools this school year than attended last year and, given that the federal government estimates a total change in public school enrollment of just over… Continue reading Estimated Charter Public School Enrollment, 2016-17

A Growing Movement: Americas Largest Charter Public School Communities, Eleventh Edition

Charter school student enrollment has tripled to 2.9 million students over the past 11 years, according to the latest National Alliance report, A Growing Movement: Americas Largest Charter School Communities and Their Impact on Student Outcomes. Three in 10 students now attend a charter public school in 17 mostly urban school districts across the country.… Continue reading A Growing Movement: Americas Largest Charter Public School Communities, Eleventh Edition

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