Publications

Parental demand for high-performing public charter schools is going unmet in 25 states and the District of Columbia, where some type of limit, or cap, is constraining charter school growth.

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has fundamentally changed the landscape of public education in America. In this report the Alliance recommends NCLB improvements.

The restructuring provisions in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are a Rorschach test for charter supporters. To the Market Optimists, the six brief paragraphs of NCLB Section 1116 look like the greatest growth opportunity ever.

A growing body of research is producing encouraging news about the performance of Hispanic students in public charter schools.

Responding to a request from top Ohio elected officials, the Thomas B.

With more than a million students now enrolled in public charter schools, and with long waiting lists to boot, we know that the charter school movement is succeeding in offering families new hopes and new choices.

Just 14 years since their inception, public charter schools are thriving. There are now over 3,600 charter schools serving more than a million children across 40 states and the District of Columbia. In city after city, charter schools rank among the best public schools.

A state-by-state look at the number of charter schools and the number of students they serve.

Last October, charter supporters received some good news upon the release of the 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as "The Nation's Report Card." Since the report received scant media attention (reporters still seem to be consulting the less impressive 2003

Growth and Quality in the Charter School Movement: 2006 Dashboard

Without more clarity, districts and states could simply slap the charter label on chronically low performing schools without changing much else including student results.