Event Invite: Public Charter Schools 101: Expanding Federal Support for New Schools and Facilities

Senators John Cornyn and Michael Bennet are convening a briefing on charter schools with the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.  The briefing will highlight efforts to increase funding for the federal Charter Schools Program and the passage of two charter school bills S.1480 The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act (Cassidy-Bennet) and S.3072 Empower… Continue reading Event Invite: Public Charter Schools 101: Expanding Federal Support for New Schools and Facilities

Fostering Charter School Growth Through State Loan and Grant Programs

Most state laws do not provide public charter schools with the full amount of state and local funding that other public schools receive. And many charter school leaders struggle to locate funds to build and or renovate facilities for students to attend school. Luckily, 13 states and Washington, D.C. enacted charter school loan programs to… Continue reading Fostering Charter School Growth Through State Loan and Grant Programs

Case Study on Oklahoma’s 2021 Redbud School Funding Act

In June 2021, SB 229, the Oklahoma Redbud School Funding Act (Redbud Act), passed the state legislature on a bipartisan vote and was signed into law by the governor. The Redbud Act dedicates $38.5 million in medical marijuana tax revenues to provide annual grants of $330 per pupil to school districts and to charter schools… Continue reading Case Study on Oklahoma’s 2021 Redbud School Funding Act

The Charter School Community’s Education Priorities for 2021

The start of a new presidential administration with a new secretary of education and a new Congress offers the opportunity to refresh education policy while reaffirming our nation’s core values and commitments. As we work to emerge from a pandemic that has had severe implications for students, we must also look to the future, envisioning how to create and… Continue reading The Charter School Community’s Education Priorities for 2021

Unionized Charter Schools: Data from 2018-2019

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools collected data to determine the teacher’s union status of charter schools nationwide. Watch our recorded webinar with the National Alliance’s senior adviser and former union leader George Parker and CRPE for more. 

What Charter Schools Need to Know: Acting During the Impending Fiscal Downturn

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in an unprecedented level of uncertainty in all aspects of life as most states and communities operate under stay-at-home directives. There is little doubt that these directives will have economic implications that will affect school budgets for years to come. Identifying and understanding these effects and possible ways to mitigate… Continue reading What Charter Schools Need to Know: Acting During the Impending Fiscal Downturn

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

Public charter schools present tremendous opportunities to increase the access of Native students to high-quality schools. Understanding current growth and the location of schools serving Native students is an important first step in the larger policy discussion on Native education and charter schools.  This brief provides the latest data available from the National Alliance for… Continue reading Public Charter Schools and Native Students: Details from the National Alliance Data

Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court of Mississippi in Support of Charter School Students’ Right to Access State and Local Education Funding

The National Alliance submitted an amicus brief to the Mississippi State Supreme Court in support of appellees in case regarding public charter school students’ right to access state and local education funding. Though charter schools are just beginning in Mississippi, they will provide an important educational benefit to Mississippi’s most disserved students. Charter school parents… Continue reading Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court of Mississippi in Support of Charter School Students’ Right to Access State and Local Education Funding

National Charter School Management Overview, 2016-17

This brief provides updated statistics on the management structure for every charter school in the country while also providing additional analyses along a number of key dimensions. In 2016-17, 65 percent of charter schools were independently managed, 23 percent were part of a Charter Management Organization (CMO), and 12 percent were part of an Education… Continue reading National Charter School Management Overview, 2016-17

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