We always experience some cognitive dissonance when talking about NAEP results for charter schools, brought on once again by Diane Ravitch’s latest post in Ed Week.   Read more >

According to the Los Angeles Times and ABC 7, the College-Ready Promise, a coalition of five Los Angeles charter school organizations, has won a $60 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop a new teacher evaluation system, based partly on student test scores.

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President Obama has called upon Congress to increase funding for the charter school programs by $52 million dollars this year, bringing total funding for the charter school programs to $268 million.  As Congress works to finish its appropriations bills, it is critical that charter advocates voice their support for increased funding, helping the President’s request become law.     Read more >

The passage of the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 enabled two competitive grant programs aimed at drastically improving public education in America.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Education released draft priorities and guidelines for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) grant competition. On behalf of over 4,900 public charter schools across the country educating over 1.5 million children, the Alliance strongly supports the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to use the i3 fund to scale significant education reforms and find the next generation of notable educational innovations. The current draft is a commendable start, but we do believe it can be improved further.   Read more >

Washington, D.C. - Public charter schools’ presence in K-12 schooling continues to grow, according to the latest Top 10 Charter Communities by Market Share report by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. In fact, charters now enroll more than one in five public school students in 14 communities, including major cities like Detroit, St. Louis, and Kansas City.   Read more >

The National Association for the Education of Young Children

The early childhood education community is gathering in Washington D.C.! More than 20,000 early childhood professionals from around the world attend the NAEYC Annual Conference & Expo to discuss the everyday issues of our work with young children and families.