In response to President Trump’s recently announced FY2019 budget, which includes a $500 million increase for charter schools, NACSA’s Interim CEO and Vice President of Research & Evaluation, Karega Rausch released the following statement:

“All families and students deserve access to excellent public schools that meet their needs. Charter schools are a vibrant part of that public school landscape that are achieving outstanding outcomes for children across the country, and we support and appreciate the proposed increase in federal funding for charter schools. We remain concerned about proposed cuts to other important education programs that charter schools participate in and benefit from; however, we were glad to see that some of those cuts would be offset by the President’s budget addendum. We look forward to working with Congress to find ways to support both charter schools and all of public education.”

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The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is an independent voice for effective charter school policy and thoughtful charter authorizing practices that lead to more great public schools. Our research, policy, and consultation work advances excellence and accountability in the charter school sector. With authorizers and other partners, we have built the gold standard for charter school authorizing. Through smart charter school growth, these authorizers will give hundreds of thousands of children an opportunity for a better education each year. More at www.qualitycharters.org.

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