About Us

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the leading, national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement. As the national voice of the movement, we serve over two million students attending more than 5,600 of these unique public schools.

Our work basically consists of advocacy, primarily at the federal level (and, to a lesser extent, at the state level) and communications. We’re committed to the overall goal of supporting improvements in quality education in charter schools across the nation. Equally important is promoting the growth and replication of the sector’s highest performers, and we recognize that advocacy and communications are the most potent levers for accomplishing our goals. Framing the understanding of public charter schools is woven through everything we do.