Stories and Impact

The Medium-Term Impacts of High-Achieving Charter Schools report found the opportunity to attend a charter school cut teen pregnancy by 59%.

Namaste, where health and wellness is closely embedded into their rigorous academic curriculum, serves as an incubator to identify and share best practices. 

Harley Place, ESL teacher and coordinator, facilitates a unique Latino Family Literacy program to teach parents about the importance of reading at home.

​​​​​​Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2015 study shows learning gains for charter school students are larger by significant amounts for Black students in both math and reading.

See what teachers and parents have to say about the network with 100% college acceptance rate for the past 10 years. 

​​​​​​Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes 2015 study found positive results for charter school students increased on average over the period of the study, especially the longer they were there.

For Nella Garcia Urban, chief program officer at YES Prep Public Schools, it was the intersection of the power of education and value of choice t

​​​​​​In the Charter High Schools’ Effects on Long‐Term Attainment and Earnings report, using data from Florida, students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college.

At Briya Public Charter School, Awa improved her English, earned a high school diploma, and learned to be a better parent. 

See why 18,000 students choose this charter network, from which graduates earn bachelor's degrees at 5x the rate of low-income students nationally. 

Julia graduated from the West Michigan Aviation Academy with her high school diploma - and a pilot's license. 

Poll after poll shows Democrat voters—especially Democrat voters of color—support charter schools and, historically, so do Democratic leaders.