Charter Schools Program grants fund the replication of high performing public charter schools, facilities, and the implementation and planning of new charter schools.
Charter Schools Program grants fund the replication of high performing public charter schools, facilities, and the implementation and planning of new charter schools.
In this episode of Get Schooled on Public Education, we focus on strategies charter schools have implemented to create educational environments to improve student outcomes. We talked to Dr. Reneta C. Johnson, the executive director at Legacy Prep in Alabama and Zak Dominello, the executive director at Ricardo Flores Magón Academy in Colorado. They discussed… Continue reading Charter School Innovation Series: Creating Education Environments for Student Success
We are pleased to release the 2024 Charter Schools Program Impact Report, an annual look at how Charter Schools Program funds are impacting communities around the country.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is thrilled to announce the 2024 recipients of the annual Charter School Changemaker Award, all seven of whom are public charter school advocates.
Earlier this month, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released Believing in Public Education: A Demographic and State-level Analysis of Public Charter School and District Public School Enrollment Trends, a new data analysis of public school enrollment during the last four school years (2019-2023). During this time, charter schools gained more than 300,000 new students, an increase… Continue reading Alabama’s Exponential Growth in Charter School Enrollment
This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2023 Back to School Month campaign. Covenant Academy of Mobile is a new public charter school serving students in grades K-12 in Alabama. The school focuses on building character development, organizational skills, a literacy rich environment, S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) instruction, connections through elective… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Covenant Academy of Mobile
This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2021 Back to School Month campaign. Breakthrough Charter School in Marion, Alabama serves Pre-K through eighth grade. The school’s core values are scholarship, leadership, diversity, and community. We caught up with the Founding Head of School and 30 Under 30 Changemaker Darren Ramalho who shared more on how Breakthrough Charter School was created. What led… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Breakthrough Charter School
This feature is part of the National Alliance’s 2021 Back to School Month campaign. Magic City Acceptance Academy (MCAA) near Birmingham, Alabama will open its doors at the end of the month to more than 240 students in grades 6-12. The school’s mission encourages students to facilitate a community in which all learners are empowered… Continue reading New Schools, New Opportunities for Success: Magic City Acceptance Academy