A new report examines enrollment trends over the last five school years (2019-2024), focusing on the contrasting patterns between charter schools and district public schools.
A new report examines enrollment trends over the last five school years (2019-2024), focusing on the contrasting patterns between charter schools and district public schools.
The case study examines best practices, challenges, and future opportunities for flex-based instruction—and the unique advantages charter schools bring to this model.
This report explores the impact of the Charter Schools Program on communities around the country and how school leaders leverage these critical funds to build innovative schools that meet the unique needs of students and families.
This snapshot addresses two key aspects: whether the state’s law requires transportation for charter school students and whether it allocates funding for this purpose. Read full report for more details.
In 2023, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools elevated the voices of charter school students, educators, families, and advocates. Read the full report to learn more.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is pleased to release the Best Practices to Accelerate Student Learning Series, a set of resources documenting pandemic-era charter school innovations to be leveraged across the charter sector and beyond. Through the Charter Schools Program (CSP) National Dissemination program, the National Alliance has been able to explore pandemic-era practices and develop a lasting set of resources and supports informed by an in-depth study of how innovative charter schools thrived through and beyond the pandemic.
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.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools gathered a compilation of essays on the charter school movement from diverse voices in the sector. The authors of the essays discuss milestones and achievements from the movement and the vital role charter schools play in the future. Download Document
A growing number of charter schools are serving rural communities. More than 320,000 students are enrolled in rural charter schools across the United States. Due to a smaller population and geographic isolation, charter schools in rural areas face many challenges. The autonomy and flexibility of the charter school model can help mitigate some of the… Continue reading A Look At Charter Schools in Rural Areas