Innovation in Action: 2022 State Legislative Highlights for Public Charter Schools
2022 was another consequential year of state-level legislative activity for charter schools.
Education Voters Are the Real Winners
Education played a significant role in the 2022 election cycle in America—and parents remain a key voting bloc. While control of the U.S. Congress hangs in the balance with a handful of races still too close to call, signs are clear that charter schools will emerge on stronger footing.
Fostering Charter School Growth Through State Loan and Grant Programs
Thirteen states and Washington, D.C. enacted charter school loan programs to help close the funding gaps—and we hope they inspire other states to do so as well.
National Alliance Issues Statement on Final Virginia Budget
Earlier this month, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the state budget into law. Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, issued the following statement.
Maintaining Positive Momentum for State Charter School Legislation in 2022
Oftentimes in election years such as 2022, there is less of an appetite among lawmakers to make big changes. That hasn’t been the case this year in a notable number of states.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Honors 16 Bipartisan State and Congressional Lawmakers with the 2022 Champion for Charter Schools Award
The National Alliance for Public Schools honored 16 bipartisan State and Federal Lawmakers with the 2022 Champion for Charter Schools Award, recognizing these leaders’ commitment as lawmakers to seeing charter schools thrive and expand in their state and across the US.
The National Alliance Celebrates Permanent Charter School Funding in Kentucky
The National Alliance celebrates the Kentucky Legislature’s override of Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of HB 9, a landmark bill that makes major improvements to the state’s charter school law by most notably providing a permanent funding mechanism for charter schools.
Idaho 2022 Legislative Session Concludes with Mixed Results For Charter Schools
“The Idaho Legislature adjourned March 31 yielding mixed results for charter schools in one of the nation's fastest growing states,” says Blake Youde, Executive Director of the Idaho Charter School Network.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ Statement Regarding Kentucky Governor Beshear’s Ill-Conceived Veto of HB 9
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear unwisely vetoed HB 9, a landmark bill that would have made major improvements to the state’s charter school law, most notably by providing a permanent funding mechanism for charter schools.
Case Study on Oklahoma's 2021 Redbud School Funding Act
This case study examines the multi-year effort to pass the Redbud Act, which helps close the funding disparity between all types of public schools located within the same tax base.