Nashville’s charter director Alan Coverstone is looking for charter operators interested in turning around a struggling middle school. It’ll be a “real” conversion, and the new operator will have the autonomies provided under the state’s charter law – which should please even the most hardened turnaround skeptics.

In a Huffington Post opinion piece, Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. Public Schools, cites “examples of extraordinary success” among urban schools.

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It's very important to have better, clearer charter laws – laws that enable innovation, promote transparency about how charter schools perform and how they are held accountable, and provide fair access to public funds and facilities. We're encouraged that the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools supports creation of better charter school laws as models of learning, and we encourage authorizers to hold charters accountable for student performance.
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The President delivered a major speech on the economy in December 8, 2009 in which he outlined his goals for a potential second “stimulus” bill that will be targeted at three key areas:   Read more >

Washington, DC - The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools today released the first-ever ranking of all state charter school laws that is based on the full range of values in the public charter school movement: quality and accountability, funding equity, facilities support, autonomy, and growth and choice.    Read more >