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Our Next Chapter

I’m incredibly proud of the work our team has done over the past 11 years. Reshaping institutions is difficult work, and I am heartened by the scale and reach of the change we have delivered during my tenure.

Special Message from Rick Cruz

On behalf of the Board, I’d like to thank Nina for her service and celebrate her tremendous impact at the helm of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. It would be difficult, if not impossible, to capture all that...

Inspiring Change: A Conversation with Norma C. Garcés

During Hispanic Heritage Month, the executive director, Norma C. Garcés, shared her educational journey and her passion for creating positive change in education. 

Congratulations to 22 Charter Schools Honored as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools

The U.S. Department of Education recognized 353 schools as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools, 23 of which are public charter schools. According to the U.S. Department of Education, “The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress...

Montana Advocates Named as Official Intervenors to Protect HB 562, The Community Choice Schools Act

Montana is the most recent state to enact a law allowing community choice schools, also known as charter schools. However, shortly after HB 562 was enacted into law in the 2023 legislative session, charter school opponents filed suit to stop...

Charter School Weekly Brief – September 18, 2023

6 Eye-Opening Insights from National Public School Teacher Survey

The National Alliance is giving “listen to your teacher” a whole new meaning. During Back to School Month, we released a new report based on results of a national survey of more than 1,200 public school teachers, both district and charter, conducted...

Charter School Weekly Brief – September 11, 2023

A Foundation for Success: How My Charter School Instilled Lifelong Values

When I was in 4th grade, a guest speaker came to my school to talk about the power of courage. As he stood in front of the whole school, he held up a $20 bill and asked, “Who wants it?”...

Montana Court Issues Limited Preliminary Injunction in Favor of Charter Schools

Montana is the most recent state to enact a law allowing charter schools. However, shortly after the bill passed in the 2023 legislative session, charter school opponents filed suit to stop these innovative public schools from opening. Todd Ziebarth (Senior...