A bill pending in Florida’s House of Representatives could finally accomplish what charter school advocates have been working on for nearly two decades: adding an alternative to district charter school authorizers. The … Read More
The President’s recently-released 2021 budget proposal would be harmful to public education, especially charter schools. While President Trump and his administration have expressed a commitment to school choice, this proposal abandons dozens … Read More
For the third year, NACSA surveyed advocacy organizations and policy partners across the country to learn more about what is on their agendas and what charter related legislation they anticipate in the … Read More
By most measures, 2020 will likely be a quiet legislative year. In addition to being a presidential election year (in case you hadn’t noticed), eleven states will hold gubernatorial elections and 44 … Read More
As the year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on all that 2019 meant for charter school authorizing. It was an important year, with key legislative changes in … Read More
Do public school choice options really work if students don’t have reliable transportation to and from the school they choose to attend? Two recent opinion pieces raise this question—one at the heart … Read More
Dr. Bettina Love kicked off the 2019 NACSA Leadership Conference with a passionate and provocative keynote asking us all to put something on the line to build something better and bigger for … Read More
At a recent convening of the National Center for Special Education in Charter School’s (NCSECS) Equity Coalition, a panel discussed the question “who is looking out for students with disabilities in high-choice … Read More
What is the purpose of a charter school? Often, when talking about the role of charter schools, proponents focus on a single purpose. Some claim parental choice alone is enough for charters … Read More
This week, we continue our two-part series on 2019 legislative trends with a look at two diverging approaches to statewide authorizing that emerged in statehouses across the country Expanding or Strengthening Statewide … Read More