State Laws on Weighted Lotteries and Enrollment Practices
This paper is intended to offer a state-by-state analysis of whether weighted lotteries are permitted or may be permitted under current guidance from the Department of Education.
The Hidden Connection in City-wide Reform: How Charter Schools Can Bring Equity to Public Education
This is the untold story of New Orleans education reform and it is a story that holds lessons for cities across the country, particularly those cities seeking recovery district-type reform.
National Public Charter Schools Commitment to Quality
The current education system in America is not preparing all students for the future demands of college, career, and the global economy. This is a challenge facing all communities as student needs become more complex and achievement gaps persist.
State Policy Snapshot: Facilities Funding for Public Charter Schools
This document provides a snapshot of the 29 states that have authorized an option to help fund public charter school facilities.
2014 Annual Report
2014 was another outstanding year for the National Alliance and for the public charter school movement.
Holding Public Charter School Authorizers Accountable: State Experiences and Policy Recommendations
This brief offers recommendations to strengthen state policies on authorizer accountability, augmenting the ideas already advanced by the National Alliances model law and NACSA policy guidance
Waiting for Their Chance: A Closer Look at Wait Lists in Urban Public Charter Schools
In these ten urban school districts that have large wait lists for charter schools, nearly all of their district school systems perform well below their states average, and most have charter schools that are achieving positive academic outcomes.
Issues in the Allocation of ESEA Title I Funds to Charter Schools
This paper looks at the formulas used to allocate Title I funds to charter schools that are treated under state law as separate LEAs.
State Policy Snapshot: School District Facilities and Public Charter Schools
This issue brief looks at the 27 states that have enacted policies that try to provide charter schools with better access to district facilities
Estimated Number of Public Charter Schools & Students, Dashboard Data from 2014-2015
According to a new report released by the National Alliance, more than 500 new public charter schools opened in the 2014-15 school year, and an estimated 348,000 additional students are attending public charter schools when compared with the previous school year.
Equity at Scale: How Public Charter School Networks Can Innovate and Improve Services for Students with Disabilities
As public charter schools have grown and expanded their impact across the nation, networks of public charter schools have emerged. These organizations have school models that can be consistently replicated at multiple locations.
Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, 2015
While legislative changes for public charter school funding and accountability in 2014 improved the ranking of several state laws in the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' sixth annual rankings report, our study shows the need for additional policy improvements across the nation, espec