New National Alliance Report Shows How States and Cities Can Attract High-Quality Charter Management Organizations
A new report details the conditions that CMOs seek in a community before deciding to expand there.
National Alliance Applauds House Passage of Washington State Bill to Save Charter Schools
Washington, D.C. Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement in response to Washington state's House passage of charter school bill, SB 6194:
New National Report Ranks Health of Each States Charter Movement
Washington, D.C. Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the latest report evaluating the health of the charter public school movement in key states across the country.
National Alliance Applauds Presidents Strong Commitment to Charter Schools in FY2017 Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, President Obama unveiled his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017, which includes $350 million for the Charter Schools Program a 5 percent increase over the $333 million included in the FY2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Charter Public Schools Serving 250,000 New Students in 2015-16
Enrollment in charter schools has grown by 250,000 students in the 2015-16 school year.
Poll: Virginian Voters Overwhelmingly Want More Charter Public Schools in State, Will Support a Constitutional Amendment
A new poll shows that support for more charter schools is high among Virginia voters.
National Alliances Annual Ranking of State Charter School Laws Shows Major Shifts
Improvements to charter public school laws in several states shook up the rankings in the National Alliance's seventh annual report examining the quality of state charter school laws.
Charter Schools and Teachers Earn Bipartisan Victory in Appropriations, Tax Bills
Nina Rees congratulated and thanked the House and Senate for passing an omnibus appropriations bill for 2016 that substantially increases funding for the federal Charter Schools Program.
Charter Schools One Step Closer to Big Win with Senate Passage of ESSA
As the U.S. Senate passed the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, charter school advocates are one step closer to a big victory in achieving their slate of priorities.