Media Round Up

News to Know

• “Idaho House Bill Would Help Fund Charter Facilities,” Idaho State Journal, Feb. 22
• “In D.C., Public Preschool Already the Norm,” Washington Post, Feb. 21
• “Texas Bill Could Be Most Important Change to Charter Law Since 1995,” Austin American-Statesman, Feb. 20
• “Wisconsin Governor Proposes Statewide Charter Authorizer,” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Feb. 19

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Facebook— Great opportunity for K-12 teachers: Hilton HHonors™ is giving teachers a passport to see the world and bring their experiences back to the classroom through Teacher Treks. Learn more and submit your grant application at www.hhonors.com/TeacherTreks

Twitter— @annanicotera: @CREDOatStanford Releases New Study Finding Positive Performance of New York City #Charter Schools bit.ly/WWEFHl

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NAPCS in the News

• “Utah’s Charter Law Drops in Ranking Due to Other States’ Improvement,” NAPCS Model Law report cited in KSL, Feb. 12
• “Growth of Charter Schools in D.C. Continues,” Nina Rees (President & CEO) quoted in Washington Post, Feb. 10
• “State Ranks High in Charter Schools,” Nina Rees and Todd Ziebarth (Sr. Vice President for State Advocacy) quoted in American Press editorial, Feb. 9

News to Know

• “Bloomberg Gives Final State of the City Address,” Wall Street Journal, Feb. 15
• “Bill Seeks to Expand Oversight of Arizona Charters,” Arizona Republic, Feb. 14
•  “PBS Series to Profile Charter School Success Stories,” San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 13
• “Report: Cities Have Hundreds of Empty Schools for Sale,” Washington Post, Feb. 12
• “D.C.'s Doing Something Right: Number of Kids in Public Schools Keeps Rising,” Education Week’s Policy Notebook blog, Feb. 11

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Facebook— The producers of Breakthroughs with Martin Sheen announced a new report series on success stories inside public charter school education, which are set to air this March. In an upcoming report, educators tell their stories about how public charter schools are giving students different ways to learn that are producing results in test scores and eventually college acceptance statistics.

Twitter— @annanicotera New research tackles question: are #charters more likely to push-out low-performing students? The short answer is no. bit.ly/12GlGnM

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NAPCS in the News

• “Minnesota’s Charter Law Ranked No. 1,” NAPCS model law report cited in Forest Lake Times, Feb. 7
• “Critics of Montana’s public schools press lawmakers for options,” Lisa Grover (Sr. Director of State Advocacy) quoted, Laurel Outlook, Feb. 6
• “Idaho’s Charter School Law Could Be Revamped Soon,” NAPCS model law report cited in Idaho Statesman, Feb. 4
• “Florida praised for support of charter schools,” Nina Rees (President & CEO) and Todd Ziebarth (Sr. Vice President for State Advocacy) quoted on NAPCS model law, Pinnellas News, Feb. 3
• “Maine comes in second in 2013 rankings of state charter laws,” Nina Rees and Todd Ziebarth quoted on NAPCS model law, St. John Valley Times, Feb. 3

News to Know

• “The Demographic Power Behind Effective Charter Schools,”National Journal, Feb. 8
• “D.C. Public Charter School Enrollment Outpaces School District, Washington Post, Feb. 7
• “Maine Approves Two More Public Charter Schools,” Bangor Daily News, Feb. 6
• “Texas Judge Rules Public School Funding Unconstitutional, Except for Charters,” Washington Post, Feb. 5
• “Charter School Growth Fund Paying Off, Study Says,” Education Week’s Marketplace K-12 blog, Feb. 4

Audience Favorites

Facebook— In a recent CBS Evening News segment, Sci Academy senior Simone Smith was asked what it meant to be able to pick her public charter high school. Smith replied, "It meant everything. I don't think I would be here if I wasn't able to pick the high school that I wanted to go to. Because I don't feel like you can be truly educated without having a choice. I think having a choice is kind of education."

Twitter—@KendallMassett Great time learning with my @charteralliance Master's Class colleagues! pic.twitter.com/9Dkne3V7

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Education Week’s Charters & Choice blog, EdNews Colorado, WDEL, Minnesota Public Radio, KAAL-TV, MinnPost, Daily Herald, Pueblo Chieftain, Sun-Sentinel, WFSU, State Impact, NewsChief, Times-Picayune, Advocate, EdSource, Post and Courier, MLive, Atlanta Business Chronicle, KLAS-TV, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, CityWire, Boise State Public Radio, WPRI, Virginia Business, MarketWatch, Seattle Weekly, Advocate, Union Leader, Post and Courier, Clarion Ledger

• “Charters' Path to Success or Failure Set Early, Study Finds,” Education Week’s Charters & Choice blog, Feb. 1st
• "Most New Jersey Charter School Facilities Outdated, Analysis Finds,” Star Ledger, Jan. 31
• “Former Florida Governor Urges Independent Authorizer for Arkansas,” NWA Online, Jan. 30
• “Texas Charter Schools Say Their Smaller Share of State Aid is Unconstitutional,” Austin American-Statesman, Jan. 29
• “National School Choice Week to Include 3,500 Events in 50 States,” Education Week’s “Charters & Choice” blog, Jan. 28

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Facebook—  Photo Album: National School Choice Week Celebration in Wyoming.

Twitter—Today we released our 2013 annual rankings of state charter school laws. How did your state measure up? bit.ly/Wresj7

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