Charter Accountability For District-Run Schools: Using ESSA to Create Contract-Based Accountability for Urban Public Education
This report explores how states can create a new approach to accountability for urban school districts that builds on the lessons learned in the charter school movement over the past quarter century.
A New Model Law for Supporting the Growth of High-Quality Charter Public Schools: Second Edition
In this revised version of the National Alliance's model charter school law, the policies outlined would increase the focus of state-level charter school laws on creating high-quality charter schools while holding underperforming schools and authorizers accountable.
Assessing the Increasing Strength of Charter School Laws: Third Edition
This report compares state laws over time based on 20 essential components focused on creating and supporting high-quality charter schools.
Charter Public Schools Serving Hispanic Communities
The compilation of research featured in the report shows how the over 12 million Hispanic children in American public schools are faring.
Facilities Funding for Charter Public Schools
This document, Facilities Funding for Charter Public Schools, provides a snapshot of the 30 jurisdictions that have authorized one or more of these options.
School District Facilities and Charter Public Schools
One of the greatest challenges to the health of the charter public school movement is access to adequate facilities in which to operate.
A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public Schools
Currently, more than 180,000 students attend 135 full-time virtual charter schools in 23 states and the District of Columbia.
2015 Annual Report
As we look to the future and celebrate our movements 25th anniversary, in 2016 we remain committed to ensuring that our work is rooted in promoting quality, equity, and innovation.
Backfilling in Charter Schools
This paper provides examples that highlight the diversity of approaches to backfilling, explores the arguments made on both sides of the backfilling issue, and offers options for future work on this issue for states and organizations to consider.
Demanding a Chance: Parents Demand for Charter Schools Continues to Grow
Now more than ever, parents across the nation want to be able to choose the best public school for their child, and the results from this survey reinforce the demand for more high-quality charter schools.
How to Recruit High-Performing Charter Management Organizations to a New Region: Results from the 2015 CMO Survey
This report is designed to help policymakers and community leaders around the country understand CMO preferences for expansion.
The Health of the Charter Public School Movement: A State-by-State Analysis
This report measures movement growth, innovation, and quality, while this year doubling the number of quality measures we looked at in our first edition.