Charter School News

Caroline Hoxby of Harvard University and National Bureau of Economic Research, releases A Straightforward Comparison of Charter Schools and Regular Public Schools in the United States, a comprehensive study which shows the positive impact charter schools are having on students with limited options. Read the study here. (September 2004)

NPR's Talk of the Nation aired "Debating the Success of Charter Schools." This broadcast was a result of a new national study that re-ignited the debate over the promise and limitations of charter schools. If you missed the broadcast, you can listen to it here. (August 30, 2004)

AALE's Charter School Accreditation program director, Sarah Cunningham, speaks on the topic of accountability through accreditation. Read the article that was part of the National Charter School Clearinghouse Fall Newsletter here. (August/September 2004)

On August 18, 2004 The New York Times ran a front page cover story on a study released by the American Federation of Teachers. The study claimed to prove that charter schools had lagging scores and were not effective in education reform.
Read the article and the charter school community response to this 'study' here. (August 17, 2004)

AALE wins charter school grant from the US Department of Education, under its Charter School Program "Linking Charter schools to No Child Left Behind: Solving the Accountability Problem." Read the press release here.

AALE's former director of education and charter school accreditation, William Craig Rice, speaks to Education Week about the small, but growing number of schools that are seeking national accreditation with AALE. Read the article here.  (October 23, 2002)