Media Round Up

NAPCS in the News

• “Mississippi Coalition for Public Charter Schools Calls for Smart Legislation in 2013,” NAPCS data and report on rural charter schools cited in Education Week’s Charters & Choice Blog, Jan. 2
• “Chicago charter school subject to private-sector labor laws,” legal brief filed by NAPCS cited in WBEZ Chicago Public Media, Jan. 2

News to Know

• “Education Week’s Top Charter School Stories for 2012 & Predictions for 2013,” Education Week’s Charters & Choice Blog, Jan. 4
• “Mississippi Lawmakers Gear Up to Pass Charter School Bill,” Jackson Free Press, Jan. 3
• “Why California Must Lead the Way in Closing Underperforming Charter Schools,” EdSource, Jan. 2

Audience Favorites

Facebook—Great article about the success of a small, rural Kansas public charter school with a focus on agricultural, project-based learning. Before it converted to charter status in 2007, it had struggled to keep up enrollment. Now the Walton Rural Life School is looking to expand in order to accommodate students on its waiting list.

Twitter— @charteralliance "Rural School Turned Charter Grows from Low Enrollment to Wait List" bit.ly/UJenGx via @educationweek #ruraled

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