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.
A Closer Look at the Charter School Movement: Schools, Students, and Management Organizations, 2015-2016
Enrollment in charter public schools has grown by 250,000 students in the 2015-16 school year, and more than 400 new charter public schools have opened their doors.
Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Law, 2016
2015 has proved to be another active year for charter school legislation across the country with significant activity regarding potential enabling legislation in several of the states without charter public school laws.
Palm Beach School District Amicus Brief
The National Alliance joined partners in the state of Florida to support the State Board of Education's reversal of the Palm Beach School Districts' denial of a charter school application.
A Growing Movement: Americas Largest Charter School Communities, Tenth Edition
In this report, the National Alliance collected public school enrollment data for the 2014-15 school year to identify communities across the country where the highest proportions of students were enrolled in charter public schools.