National Alliance Monthly News for June 2018
National Alliance President and CEO Nina Rees recaps June, including NCSC18, in her monthly update.
National Alliance Statement on Senate FY2019 Labor, HHS, & Education Appropriations Bill
The Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved a FY19 spending bill that was approved by the full committee on Thursday. This bill includes $445M in funding for the Charter Schools Program (CSP), an increase of $45M over FY18 but just short of the $450M the House Labor-HHS bill recommended.
From LEAD to Emory: What I learned as a charter school graduate
Graduation was the final page in the first chapter of my life, and now with it behind me, I will move on to college.
Striving to Make my Dreams a Reality
My name is Rénesia Mills and I was born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colo. Most of my life, I watched my single mother work two jobs to ensure that I had everything I needed.
To Those That Did More Than Teach
Graduation is a time of nostalgia. You look back on your years in high school, thinking of the friends and classes that got you to this point.
Thanks to my LEAD Charter School I feel Secure after Graduation
"Your comfort zone will kill you." Not only did this quote push me to implement changes into my everyday life, it also laid in the depths of my memory, resurfacing to be the ego of my personality.
I'm so Grateful for my Daughter's Charter School
Today, I look back at how far my daughter Cara-Star Tyner has come. She graduated from elementary school this month and wow, she sure has done an amazing job. Starting in second grade, after transferring from a district school in Brooklyn, N.Y., we had no idea what to expect.
Public Charter Believes in Its Scholars, Says Harvard-Bound Senior
When I was eight, not knowing a single word of English, I immigrated to the United States from South Korea. In elementary school, I was always by myself because I couldn’t speak the language.
IDEA First Generation College Student Shares Life Lessons ahead of Graduation
This is a speech by Brenda Sifuentes, 2018 IDEA Alamo Graduate. Brenda will be attending the College of Mount Saint Vincent in the fall.
National Alliance For Public Charter Schools Wraps Up 18th Annual National Charter Schools Conference
The nation's premier charter school conference brought together more than 4,700 educators, school leaders, state-level leaders, charter support organizations, charter management organizations, and advocates to Austin, Texas over the last three days.