Report-Shows-Charter-Schools-Have-Lasting-and-Positive-Impact-in-Rural-Areas
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Highlights the Portability of the Charter Model Washington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is today announcing the release of...
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Data from Current School Year Shows 80% Growth in Enrollment Over Five YearsWashington, D.C.— The number of public charter schools operating in the United States has surpassed 6,000 for the first time...
View ArticlePublic-Charter-Schools-Now-Enrolling-At-Least-30-Percent-of-Students-in-a-Rec...
Washington, D.C. -- A record number of school districts—six—have at least 30 percent of their public school students enrolled in public charter schools, according to an annual report released Monday by...
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National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Highlights Two Decades of SuccessWashington, D.C. – Twenty years ago tomorrow, the first public charter school opened, forging the path for the most...
View ArticleNumber-of-Public-Charter-School-Students-in-U.S.-Surpasses-Two-Million
Washington, DC– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) announced today that the number of students attending public charter schools across the nation has surpassed two million. Over...
View ArticleNew-Report-Identifies-110-Districts-With-10-Percent-of-Students-Enrolled-in-P...
Marks First Time More Than 100 School Districts Reach MilestoneWashington, D.C. — For the first time ever, more than 100 school districts have 10 percent of their students enrolled in public charter...
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Public Charter Schools Show Proven Success in Closing the Achievement Gap Washington D.C. - The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today is releasing its most recent Issue Brief, “A...
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Nearly-Half-of-All-State-Legislatures-Have-Strengthened-Charter-School-Laws-I...
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Finds that Over a Two-Year Period, 23 State Charter School Laws Are Improved and One New State Charter School Law is Enacted, Often With Bipartisan...
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National-Waitlist-Figures-for-Public-Charter-Schools-Surpass-600,000-Students
New National Alliance Survey Finds Demand for Quality Charter Options Increased Nearly 200,000 Students in Two YearsWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today...
View ArticleNational-Conference-Celebrates-20th-Anniversary-of-the-Public-Charter-School-...
Educators and Advocates Convene in Minnesota with National Alliance to Commemorate 20 Years of Public Charter SchoolsWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) announced...
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Advocates and Families Across Nation Celebrate 20 Years of Public Charter Schools in AmericaWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) leads the nation in celebrating...
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Proposed Regulations by I.R.S. Could Impact Retirements of More than 95,000 Employees in Public Charter SchoolsWashington, D.C.– Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) will...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-for-Public-Charter-Schools-Announces-New-Vice-President-for...
Washington, D.C. – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) is pleased to announce that David Hoff will become the organization’s new Vice President for Communications and Marketing. As...
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Mahony Brings Significant Education Experience and Legislative Accomplishments to the Public Charter Schools SectorWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) is pleased...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-for-Public-Charter-Schools-Announces-New-CEO:-Nina-Rees
Rees to Accept New Position Before Nearly 4,000 Advocates at Next Week’s National Charter Schools Conference; Shares Her Vision for Charter School MovementWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for...
View ArticleNAPCS-President-Nina-Rees-Issues-Statement-on-Sequester
Friday, March 1, 2013Washington, D.C. – The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) president and CEO Nina Rees issued the following statement on the sequester, which begins today:“I am...
View ArticleNAPCS-President-Nina-Rees-Issues-Statement-on-CREDO-Study
Washington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) president and CEO Nina Rees issued the following statement on the Charter School Growth and Replication study released today...
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National Alliance for Public Charter Schools honors education innovators for their contributions in starting the charter school movementWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter...
View ArticleMilestone-20th-Anniversary-to-Draw-Thousands-to-Birthplace-of-Public-Charter-...
Educators and Advocates Convene in Minnesota with National Alliance to Celebrate 20 Years of Public Charter SchoolsWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today...
View ArticleDefense-Authorization-Bill-Clears-Senate:-Changes-Enlistment-Policies-for-Onl...
Washington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today released the following statement from interim president and CEO Ursula Wright in reference to the FY12 Defense...
View ArticleColorado-League-of-Charter-Schools’-Jim-Griffin-Inducted-into-2012-Charter-Sc...
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools awards education pioneer for contributions to Colorado and national charter sectorWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)...
View ArticleCharter-School-Student-Participation-Grows-By-76-Percent-in-Just-5-Years
Advocates Prepare to Celebrate Success of Public Charters During National Charter Schools Week, May 6-12, 2012Washington, D.C.– The number of students attending public charter schools across the...
View ArticleBill-Cosby-to-Address-Thousands-of-Public-Charter-School-Advocates-at-Charter...
Nearly 4,000 Supporters from Across the Nation to Convene at National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Annual ConferenceWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS)...
View ArticleAnnual-National-Rankings-of-Charter-School-Laws-Released-Today-Finds-Overall-...
Washington, DC– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) is today announcing the release of its annual ranking of state charter school laws across the country. The report, and the...
View ArticleAnnual-National-Rankings-of-Charter-School-Laws-Finds-Many-States-Strengtheni...
Washington State Passes Charter Law while 16 States Make Improvements; Only 8 States Remain with No LawWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today announced the...
View ArticleMississippi-Passes-Major-Improvements-to-its-Public-Charter-School-Law
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Issues Statement Commending Move to Create High-Quality Public Charter SchoolsWashington, D.C.– In response to the Mississippi legislature’s vote to pass HB...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-Issues-Statement-on-President’s-Proposed-Budget
2014 FY Budget Proposal Provides Crucial Support for Public Charter SchoolsWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president and CEO Nina Rees today issued the following...
View ArticleNational-Charter-School-Waitlist-Numbers-Approach-One-Million
Washington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today released the results of a new survey estimating that public charter school waitlists across the nation approached one...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-for-Public-Charter-Schools’-Nina-Rees-Congratulates-Uncommo...
Washington, D.C.– National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president and CEO Nina Rees today issued the following statement congratulating The 2013 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools winner:“On...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-for-Public-Charter-Schools-Applauds-Maine-Gov.-Paul-LePage-...
Washington, D.C.—Charter school advocates across the country are cheering a failed attempt by the Maine legislature to override vetoes on a package of bills aimed at weakening one of the nation’s best...
View ArticleLisa-Graham-Keegan-Inducted-into-Charter-Schools-Hall-of-Fame
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Honors Keegan for Commitment to Advancing Public Charter MovementWashington, D.C.– National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president and CEO Nina Rees...
View ArticleLinda-Moore-Inducted-into-Charter-Schools-Hall-of-Fame
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Recognizes Moore for Commitment to Improving Outcomes for Underserved ChildrenWashington, D.C.– National Alliance for Public Charter Schools president and...
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Armando Christian Pérez to Speak on the Critical Need to Prepare All Children with a Strong Public EducationWashington, D.C.– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools today announced that...
View ArticleCREDO-Finds-Charter-Schools-Outperform-Traditional-Schools-in-Reading,-Made-T...
Stanford University Study also Reaffirms Public Charters Better Serve Disadvantaged Student Populations Washington, D.C.– National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) president and CEO Nina...
View ArticlePublic-Charter-Schools-Growing-on-Native-American-Reservations
Charter schools filling the void left by Congressional moratorium on new BIE schoolsWashington, D.C.—New data from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools shows that public charter schools are...
View ArticleJoint-Statement-by-National-Alliance-CEO-Nina-Rees-and-NACSA-CEO-Greg-Richmon...
Washington, D.C.— Today, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees and National Association of Charter School Authorizers CEO Greg Richmond released the following...
View ArticleNational-Charter-School-Group-joins-Senators-Mitch-McConnell-and-Rand-Paul-to...
Louisville, KY—Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools joined Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, and local education, business, and faith community leaders in Kentucky to launch a...
View ArticleNew-Report-Examines-School-Quality-Rating-Systems
WASHINGTON, D.C.– In a new review of 25 school quality rating systems, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools considers the trends in systems around the country. Federal law requires states...
View ArticleNational-Charter-School-Group-Asks-Wisconsin-to-Strengthen-State-Charter-Scho...
Madison, WI– The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) will testify tomorrow before the Wisconsin Senate Education Committee on the crucial need to improve the state’s...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-Files-Brief-in-Prop-39-Case-before-California-Supreme-Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools filed an amicus brief in a case before the California State Supreme Court challenging the Los Angeles Unified School District’s...
View ArticleHelping-Charter-Schools-Better-Serve-Students-with-Disabilities
WASHINGTON, D.C.– A new report released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools outlines the complex maze of laws governing special education and recommends best practices charter...
View ArticleCharter-School-Group-Urges-Mayor-Elect-de-Blasio-to-Work-with-Public-Charter-...
Tonight National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees released the following statement in response to Bill de Blasio’s election as Mayor of New York City:“I’d like to...
View ArticleBroad-Coalition-of-Education-Reform-and-Charter-School-Leaders-Urge-Administr...
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today a broad coalition of state associations, charter school operators, and national advocacy groups sent letters urging the administration to increase funding for charter schools...
View ArticleNearly-Three-Quarters-of-Kentucky-Voters-Favor-Creating-Public-Charter-Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released a poll showing 71 percent of Kentucky voters support creating public charter schools. Support for charter schools...
View ArticleOne-in-Five-Students-Across-32-School-Districts-Attend-Public-Charter-Schools...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released their annual market share report findings indicating that over the past eight years the number of school districts with...
View ArticleNational-Alliance-Welcomes-Eight-New-Board-Members-in-2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools confirmed four new members to its Board of Directors; Sara Berman, John Katzman, Carol Quillen, and Gene Wade. In July, Tim...
View ArticleCharter-Schools-Group-Applauds-Congressional-Action-to-Stop-Discrimination-Ag...
Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools praised the inclusion of a provision in the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that will prohibit the Department of...
View ArticleCharter-School-Group-Encourages-New-NYC-Schools-Chancellor-to-Consider-Vital-...
Today National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees released the following statement on the announcement that Carmen Farina was selected by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio to be...
View ArticleNational-Charter-Schools-Group-to-Testify-on-Behalf-of-Wisconsin-Students-and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Tomorrow the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will testify before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Urban Education on AB 549, a bill to strengthen the state’s charter...
View ArticleNational-Charter-School-Group-Celebrates-School-Choice-Week
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the following statement from president and CEO Nina Rees in honor of the fourth annual School Choice Week, which is...
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