Case Study on Oklahoma's 2021 Redbud School Funding Act
This case study examines the multi-year effort to pass the Redbud Act, which helps close the funding disparity between all types of public schools located within the same tax base.
2021 Annual Report
For 30 years the charter school movement has been a source of hope and opportunity for students across America.
Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2022
The National Alliance’s charter law rankings shed light on how well each state’s charter school law compares to our model law.
From Crisis to Creativity: Can technology play a role in strengthening teacher-student relationships?
This paper from Gradient Learning makes the case that a global calamity may have sparked a renewed appreciation of the critical role that positive human relationships play in the classroom.
Big Wins for Charter Schools Nationwide: Why 2021 Was the Year of Public School Choice
In our 2021 legislative summary, we share a round-up of all charter school legislative activity across the country.
Elevating Our Voices: A Guidebook for School-level Teacher Advocacy
This new guidebook for teachers from the National Alliance in partnership with TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) outlines ways to effectively advocate for positive change at their schools.
Voting with Their Feet: A State-level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Enrollment Trends
Voting with Their Feet: A State-level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Enrollment Trends shows hundreds of thousands of families switched to charter schools during the first full school year of the pandemic.
The Federal Charter Schools Program: 2021 Annual Report
Our 2021 annual report includes the same explanation and history of the Charter Schools Program as the inaugural 2020 edition, with updated information about current grantees.
Fiscal Impact as a Factor in Charter Growth in Rhode Island
This report reviews the charter law in the state of Rhode Island to explain how the law eases, and in some cases eliminates, the financial effect of per-pupil funding that would leave a district school and follow the student to a charter school.
How to Engage with the Charter Schools Program Administration in Your State
State charter support organizations can support their state's charter school sector by engaging with the federal Charter Schools Program.
2020 Annual Report
Check out our annual report to see how the National Alliance helped charter schools respond to a historically challenging year.
Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2021
The National Alliance’s charter law rankings shed light on how well each state’s charter school law compares to our model law.