May 6, 2012 This year, National Charter Schools Week (May 6-12, 2012) will celebrate the 20th year anniversary of the charter school movement across the U.S.
Over the past two decades, charter schools in California have had a positive impact in transforming public education. We currently have 982 charter schools serving over 412,000 students, the most of any state in the nation. But our growth isn't limited to numbers. Our charters are changing the lives of students everywhere.
CCSA has put together a series of daily blogs that will run each day of National Charter Schools Week that will showcase some of these success stories. Visit our News Blog every day to find profiles of some of our charter leaders, students and schools.
Also, follow us on Twitter and Facebook to read charter school fun facts, and to share your ideas with us.
Check out President Obama's Proclamation on National Charter Schools Week
"How Charters Are Making A Difference" by Jed Wallace, president and CEO, CCSA
Background on California's Charter Movement: 20 Years Of Reinventing Public Education
Press Release on CA Legislative Resolution Honoring Charter Schools Week
Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway's Press Release On Charter Schools Resolution
- Watch video of Assembly Republican Leader Connie Conway Introducing Charter Schools Resolution in CA Assembly
Q & A with Former Assemblymember Ted Lempert, Author of the Charter Expansion Bill of 1998, AB 544
America's Finest Charter School Successful After School Program
Discovery Elementary Charter School Already A Published Author And Supporter Of Civic Causes
Guest Blog: Gompers Charter Graduating Entire Senior Class in 2012!
