National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

October 10, 2019

Identity and Charter School Leadership: Effective Talent Building by Leaders of Color

Senior Director of Research Nathan Barrett, Ph.D., introduces the National Alliance’s series of reports detailing how identity informs leadership, starting with a qualitative look on talent building.

2018 Annual Report

The National Alliance accomplished a great deal for the movement in 2018, including securing a record $440 million in funding for the federal Charter Schools Program, helping Mississippi and Alabama launch new high-quality charter schools, and winning precedent-setting legal battles in Washington

A Growing Movement: America's Largest Charter Public School Communities, Thirteenth Edition

Over the past ten years, enrollment in charter schools has increased by nearly 2 million students—and the number of school districts with a significant charter school presence continues to grow, too.

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2019

The tenth edition of the Rankings Report evaluates how well each state aligns its law to the model public charter school law developed by the National Alliance to help states create legislation that supports the growth of high-quality charter schools.

Public Charter Schools and Native Students: Details from the National Alliance Data

This brief provides the latest data available from our database of public charter schools serving Native youth based on geographic location and population.

2017 Annual Report

The National Alliance is proud of what we accomplished on behalf of students in 2017, and we hope you are invigorated to help us reach even greater milestones in 2018 and the years to come.

Press Release

January 29, 2018

Measuring Up: The National Alliance Releases 9th Annual Rankings of State Public Charter School Laws

The National Alliance released its annual state-by-state ranking of public charter school laws, Measuring Up to the Model.

Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws, 2018

Each year, we rank states on how their charter school laws align to our model law.

Press Release

October 23, 2017

Annual Enrollment Share Report Finds Charter School Enrollment Has Tripled Since Report First Issued

Since our annual enrollment report's first release in 2006, national charter school enrollment has tripled.

A Growing Movement: America’s Largest Public Charter School Communities, Twelfth Edition

Over the past 12 years, public charter school enrollment has tripled in response to the growing demands for high-quality public school options.

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