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Caleea Kidder, dean of college programming at Hiawatha Academies in Minnesota, discusses her school's efforts around making sure students are ready to get to and through college by connecting them with their passions.

Senior Director of Research Nathan Barrett, Ph.D., introduces the National Alliance’s series of reports detailing how identity informs leadership, starting with a qualitative look on talent building.

Oceanside Collegiate Academy principal Brenda Lopez Corley reflects on immigrating to this country for the “American Dream” and today leading a public charter school in South Carolina as a leader of color.

Jenna Allen, a 2nd grade teacher at Liberty Common Elementary School, shares what makes her job so special as a charter school teacher.

In this edition of the Monthly News, National Alliance President & CEO Nina Rees outlines the National Alliance's efforts around National Voter Registration Day and provides the federal, state, and legal updates in the charter school landscape.

Christian Jones, a senior at Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, was selected by his school to fly to Washington, D.C. and present school founder and former NBA star Jalen Rose with the inaugural Trailblazer Award during the 2nd Annual Charter School Leadership Awards and Reception.

The National Alliance’s Kelsey Nelson sat down with National Alliance Board Member Moctesuma Esparza to discuss his educational background and his motivation as a leader in the charter school movement.

The National Alliance’s Kelsey Nelson sits down with Dominique Lee, founder and Chief Executive Officer of BRICK Education Network and the first and only African American to lead a charter management organization in New Jersey.

If we don't participate, we don't count. Keri Rodrigues, founder and mom-in-chief at the Massachusetts Parents United and recently founded National Parents Union, shares what she's learned on the front lines of parent advocacy and the importance of voting for National Voter Registration Day.

The National Alliance's Vice President of Policy and Planning Christy Wolfe outlines the final guidance of the "Supplement, not Supplant" requirement and how it could affect your charter school.