Media 101: Three Tips on How to Tell Your Charter School’s Story
When it comes to your public charter school, there are few skills more important than the ability to tell your school’s story!
National Alliance Congratulates 2018 U.S. Department of Education Charter Management Organization Grant Recipients
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement has published the names of the recipients of about $100.2 million in Charter School Program (CSP) Grants to Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools competition.
The Need for Trauma-Informed Schools
What school leaders need to know about trauma-informed schools that serve students, leaders, and educators and how to create a positive learning environment.
Three Legal Cases Charter Schools Should Watch in 2019
The National Alliance's Charter Schools Legal Action Fund will continue to monitor these cases as they develop over the year and others arise.
National Alliance Monthly News - March 2019
The National Alliance has been working closely with the House and Senate to push back against false narratives and ensure that the federal Charter Schools Program receives a boost in funding, among other federal, state, and legal advocacy efforts.
Why Investing in Charter Schools is a Good Idea
A recent study released by researchers at the University of Arkansas, A Good Investment: The Updated Productivity of Public Charter Schools in Eight U.S. Cities, provides key insights into cost-effectiveness and return-on-investment comparisons across public charter and traditional public schools.
National Alliance Statement on The Century Foundation’s Report, "Scoring States on Charter School Integration"
The Century Foundation's report, "Scoring States on Charter School Integration" misunderstands and misrepresents both issues of integration and segregation, and the role of charter schools in them.
Viva Las Vegas for NCSC19
Are you making plans to join us at the 2019 National Charter Schools Conference in Las Vegas? NCSC19 offers charter school leaders, educators, and advocates opportunities for continued learning, the national perspective on the movement, and new connections.
Our Chartering Past Informs—and Shapes—Our Future
When former Minnesota state senator Ember Reichgott Junge first authored the first-in-nation charter school law in 1991, she didn’t realize the powerful forces she had unlocked. She shares her mission to ensure the past is remembered as we look forward in the movement.
National Alliance and Missouri Charter Public School Association Statement on Eastern District of Missouri Ruling
Yesterday, Judge Autrey of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued a positive ruling in favor of the state and charter school parents.