National Alliance Statement on the Retirement of Eli Broad
The National Alliance looks forward to continuing our work with The Broad Foundation and we wish Mr. Broad well as he spends more time with his family
National Alliance Statement on Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools
Today, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute released a new study, Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools, which finds that teachers in traditional public schools are almost three times as likely to be chronically absent as teachers in charter schools.
National Alliance Statement on CRPE Declining Enrollment in Traditional Public Schools Paper
The National Alliance's Susan Pendergrass released the following statement in response to CRPE study on declining enrollment in traditional public schools.
National Alliance Statement on the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. The Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee today recommended a $25 million increase to the federal Charter Schools Program (CSP).
Wisconsin Allows Independent Charter Schools Statewide
Nina Rees released the following statement today on the Wisconsin Legislatures Joint Finance Committees vote on the K-12 education budget.
National Alliance Statement on CREDO School Closure Report
Nina Rees released the following statement in response to a CREDO report on school closures across public district and public charter schools.
National Alliance Applauds Texas Legislature, Governor for Giving Public Charter School Students Facilities Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C.-Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed into law the school finance bill HB 21, which will for the first time give Texas public school students who attend charter schools direct support from the state for facilities funding.
Texas Public Charter School Students Display Significant Academic Gains
Charter school students in Texas experience stronger annual growth in reading and similar growth in math compared to the educational gains of their matched peers who enroll in the district schools the charter school students would otherwise have attended.
National Alliance Statement on the NAACPs Education Report
Nina Rees has released the following statement in response to the NAACP's education report.
National Alliance Statement on House Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
The House Labor-HHS Appropriations bill includes a $28 million increase for the Charter Schools Program.