In this episode of Get Schooled on Public Education, we discuss findings from a new report, Do You Know Where The Children Are? A Five Year Analysis of Public School Enrollment Trends.
Charter Schools: Students Finding an Educational Home

In this episode of Get Schooled on Public Education, we discuss findings from a new report, Do You Know Where The Children Are? A Five Year Analysis of Public School Enrollment Trends.
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.
Charter schools have been at the forefront of integrating restorative practices into their disciplinary frameworks and social-emotional learning programs.
The Rising Leaders Initiative completed its first year in 2023 with an inaugural cohort that defied the odds to imagine a world where student voices create impact, and their actions inspire other students, educators, and communities.
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
Ten charter high school students were selected from more than 100 applicants to grow their leadership and advocacy skills through intensive programming, team building, and opportunities outside of their school classrooms.
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University (CREDO) recently released the results from their most recent study of student outcomes at charter schools. The report is comprised of two smaller reports, one looking at overall national outcomes and state by state comparisons of student performance and the other comparing student performance at… Continue reading Charter School Networks Show Results and Ability to Replicate Quality
School districts are a major part of the U.S. education system. Charter schools are innovative public schools designed to adapt to the evolving needs of students. How can we describe charter schools as it relates to school districts? This white paper breaks down how the National Alliance captures data and methods for district-based analyses. For… Continue reading Understanding School Districts in a Charter School Context
In a new report, Never Going Back: An Analysis of Parent Sentiment on Education, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools examines results from a survey of more than 5,000 parents conducted by The Harris Poll in May 2022. Survey results provide deep insights into how parents feel about education, whether and why theyve made… Continue reading Never Going Back: An Analysis of Parent Sentiment on Education