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.
On Top of the World: Public Charter Schools and International Benchmarking, 2013-14
On Top of the World: Public Charter Schools and International Benchmarking, 2013-2014, looks at the performance of students at four public charter schools on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developments (OECD) Test for Schools.
The Numbers Add Up: Congressional Districts with the Most Charter Schools and Charter School Students
This report lists the top 25 congressional districts by number of charter school students and schools.
Waiting Lists to Attend Public Charter Schools Top 1 Million Names
Each year the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools provides estimates of the number of student names and individual students on charter school waiting lists. In 2013-14, there were an estimated 1,034,311 names and 586,511 individual students on charter school waiting lists.
A Mission to Serve: How Public Charter Schools Are Designed to Meet the Diverse Demands of Our Communities
The public charter school movement has grown rapidly in the 20 years since the first public charter school opened in 1992, with over 5,600 schools now serving more than two million students.