News outlets across the country responded to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ report on rising enrollments in public charter schools nationwide. Dan Tafoya, director of the charter school office for Nevada’s Clark County School District, which saw a 64 percent increase in public charter school enrollment—the highest growth of any metropolitan area in the country—told the Las Vegas Sun his district sees charters as “incubators of innovation and pioneers in education.” In a press release, NAPCS President and CEO Nina Rees said: “The increase in public charter-school enrollment in all types of communities across America shows that parent demand for school options continues to grow. These numbers will continue to rise as teachers and parents work together to provide high-quality options in communities across America.” In the National Review, Jillian Kay Melchior said of the 13 percent increase in public charter school enrollment nationwide: “Sounds like a mandate to me.”
Additional coverage of the NAPCS report can be found in: New York Times, Huffington Post, Education Week, Boston Globe, Phoenix Business Journal, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Miami Herald, Minnesota Public Radio, EdSource, 8 News Now, Education Week, Philadelphia Public School Notebook, Youngstown Vindicator, Arizona Republic, Tucson Citizen, Kansas City Star, Boston Business Journal, Milwaukee Business Journal, FOX 59, Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis Daily, The Epoch Times, Detroit News, Plain Dealer, Herald-Sun, WEAU
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