National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a non-profit trade association serving the charter school industry.

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Formation2005 (2005)[1]
Type501(c)(3)
Location
Revenue (2015[1])
$7,328,338
Websitewww.publiccharters.org

NAPCS advocates for all charter schools including those that contract with charter management organizations and education management organizations. Their mission is to ensure all children have access to a high-quality public education regardless of their zip code.

History

The organization was founded in 2005 with the support of the Doris & Donald Fisher Fund, Walton Family Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]


Activities

NAPCS publishes an annual guide to state charter school laws, Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws.[3]

NAPCS once published an annual report on the enrollment of charter schools, Estimated Charter Public School Enrollment.[4]

However, they now have an interactive dashboard that can be found at data.publiccharters.org.

Critics describe the organization as cheerleading for charter schools, rather than drilling down to academic performance statistics.[5]

United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is a fan of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.[6]

References
  1. "NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS". ProPublica. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. "National Alliance for Public Charter Schools". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. Ziebarth, Todd (March 2017). "Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, 2017" (PDF). NAPCS. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. "Estimated Charter Public School Enrollment, 2016-17" (PDF). NAPCS. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. Kardish, Chris (October 2, 2014). "State Charter School Systems Ranked". Governing. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. DeVos, Betsy (June 13, 2017). "Secretary Betsy DeVos Prepared Remarks National Alliance for Public Charter Schools". Department of Education. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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