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Maureen Donald of the Arapahoe Charter School describes the journey the school has gone through since it first opened in 1997, to create a facility that fostered a learning environment that offered individualized instruction and a family atmosphere.

Indiana State Rep. Bob Behning has made it his mission to ensure the state of Indiana empowers parents to make educational choices for their child. Today, Indiana’s 93 charter schools serve more than 44,000 students.

Albert Einstein Academies of Ohio Director of Admissions/Recruitment Rebecca Woodson brings attention to the school’s need for additional and expanded facilities as the student population grows.

With four graduation ceremonies and over 30 graduates, Five Keys Charter School gives inmates a chance to earn high school diplomas.

Las Vegas families will have new public school options this year with six new public charter schools opening in Clark County.

As students head back to school this fall, we’re thinking about the school buildings that kids are walking into. That’s because most charter school leaders have to jump over serious hurdles to cobble together the funding to provide their students with an adequate school building. Here are the five things we think you need to know about charter school facilities.

Becoming a teacher was never part of Chris Gaskins’ plan. Little did he know, his life’s plan was about to change after participating in the Summer Teaching Fellowship at Uncommon Schools.

As Career Technical Education schools grow in popularity, the National Alliance's Jamison White explains how some charter schools are incorporating career and technical training into their curriculum to open doors and change lives.

Relying on his own experience as a former teacher and utilizing research from four studies, National Alliance LEE Research Fellow Cody Puckett explains the importance of looking beyond test scores when it comes to analyzing student achievement.

National Alliance Policy Advisor Christy Wolfe explains some of the changes for charter schools in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, which renews the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.