New Report Finds Public Charter Schools Outperforming Traditional Public Schools in Teacher Diversity
Black students in public charter schools are about 50 percent more likely to have a Black teacher than their traditional public-school counterparts
National Alliance Monthly News - May 2019
A recap of National Charter Schools Week, the launch of our Charter Grads campaign, and more updates from the National Alliance.
Whatever It Takes
Arath de la Rosa knew that attending IDEA Public Schools would be the chance of a lifetime. Now, he's a graduate of IDEA Pharr and attending Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen this fall!
Letter to the Editor: Let’s Get One Thing Straight—Charter Schools are a Remedy for Thousands of American Families
So while Mr. Schneider sees a “promise unfulfilled” in charter schools, he certainly is not speaking for the thousands of charter school parents and students who will be attending graduations across the country this month.
Cradle-to-College Pipeline: Complete
Drew Charter School graduate Nazjaa Hughson reflects on the time at her charter school before she goes on to attend Stanford University this fall!
Four Years in the Making
Mercedes Ferreira-Dias, a graduate of Mater Lakes Academy charter school, hopes to continue her string of achievements with Berklee College of Music’s dual bachelor's/master's program with Harvard University in the fall.
Discovering My Passion: Poetry and the Power of Public Speaking
Oscar Cortes, a graduate of Summit Sierra public charter school in Washington state, shares his story.
National Alliance Blasts California Assembly for Passing Bill that Threatens Underserved Students
Politicians in the California Assembly shamelessly passed a bill that will limit access to a high-quality public school for California students.
Meet the String Queens: Q&A with Cellist Élise Cuffy
In the next installment in the series introducing The String Queens, the National Alliance's Kelsey Nelson interviews Élise Cuffy about her musical passions and thoughts on the current state of arts education.
5 Ways to Reimagine Education at the National Charter Schools Conference
The National Alliance has challenged ourselves this year to reimagine the education that attendees get at the 2019 National Charter Schools Conference with new initiatives to enhance the conference experience and embrace the theme: “Reimagining Education.”