Author: Desiree Boardwine
NACSACon 2022: Excellence from Communities
Registration for our annual leadership conference, NACSACon, is now open! We want you to join us in Minneapolis, October 24 – 27, to celebrate centering communities and being back together! WHY REGISTER? … Read More
NACSA’s Food Services Resource Calls for Ensuring Charter Access and Equity
There’s an urgent need to ensure that charter schools are accessible to all students and promote equity across school systems. The USDA estimates that there are 13 million students in this country that live … Read More
Authorizing Matters in New Health of Charter Movement Report
Yesterday, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (the Alliance) released the second edition of its Health of the Charter Public School Movement report. The report contains a wealth of information about the … Read More
Are More Authorizers Needed in Louisiana?
Since 2012, Louisiana has allowed for “local charter authorizers” to be approved by the state board for authorizing authority. By law a local charter authorizer can be a state agency or nonprofit … Read More
Grappling with Closure Costs
States across the country are grappling with how to handle expenses when a charter school is closed. Two states have introduced legislation addressing this topic. In Florida, charter schools would be required … Read More
500 New Charter Schools, 270K More Charter Students
The National Alliance has released new numbers from its Public Charter Schools Dashboard showing that this past fall 500 new charter schools opened their doors and an additional 270,000 students enrolled in charter schools … Read More