National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

March 2, 2023

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Charter School Educators Are More Diverse—And That Matters

Public charter schools are widely known to serve more students of color than district public schools. Nearly 70% of student population in charter schools is comprised of students of color compared to 53% of district public schools.

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Understanding School Districts in a Charter School Context

School districts are a major part of the U.S. education system. Charter schools are innovative public schools designed to adapt to the evolving needs of students. How can we describe charter schools as it relates to school districts?

Press Release

November 16, 2022

New Report Shows Charter School Enrollment Patterns are Holding Steady Through the Pandemic

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released Changing Course: Public School Enrollment Shifts During the Pandemic, a new data analysis that examines enrollment trends during the last three school years (2019 – 2022).

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Jamison White

July 26, 2022

12 Million Strong… And Counting

Based on the data, charter schools have served at least 12.3 million students since they opened in 1992. Here’s what we found.

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Yueting (Cynthia) Xu

March 8, 2022

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Increases in Charter School Enrollment Share Lead to Student Achievement

This new study combines charter school and district school enrollment data with student reading and math achievement at the metropolitan level.

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Drew Jacobs

March 3, 2022

Survey Finds Charter School Teachers Engaged More Students During Pandemic

Once again, we see that the charter school model offers school leaders and teachers the ability to pivot quickly when challenges arise, so it’s no surprise that families are looking to charter schools at record-high rates.

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Christy Wolfe

December 3, 2020

Study Analysis: Charter School Funding Gap Contributes to Surging Inequity

A recent report from the University of Arkansas paints a grim picture of inequality for charter schools in urban areas, where charter schools tend to serve the greatest number of students.

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Yueting (Cynthia) Xu

October 26, 2020

Breaking Down the Charter School Data Dashboard

How to navigate the Charter School Data Dashboard, the first comprehensive online platform analyzing charter school development over time.

2020 Charter School Campus Report

This white paper focuses on charter school campuses and explains why these records are found in datasets from the National Alliance as well as when it might be more helpful to exclude these records from analyses.

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Adam Gerstenfeld

June 8, 2020

How the Digital Divide Impacts Charter School Students in the Age of COVID-19

The National Alliance research team took a look at the data surrounding the digital divide for students and how charter school students may be affected.

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