legal advocacy

“Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar agrees: Charter schools are public schools and state actors for purposes of students’ federal constitutional rights.  Charter school students therefore deserve equal protection from discrimination under the U.S. Constitution."

On June 14, 2022, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling following an en banc review of the earlier 4th Circuit ruling in Peltier v. Charter Day School.

Robert Reed, Jr., vice president of legal affairs at the National Alliance, has built his career around social justice and legal advocacy in education. He shares his powerful story.

The Charter School Legal Action Fund is designed to defend the charter school movement against legal attacks and advance the rights of our schools and students.

Oral Arguments Held to Determine Fate of Bill Providing More Equitable Funding to Florida Public School Students

The National Alliance's Charter Schools Legal Action Fund will continue to monitor these cases as they develop over the year and others arise.

On Friday the Alabama State Supreme Court sided with public charter schools, clearing the way for the first charter school to open in Montgomery.