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

Formation	2005; 20 years ago (2005)[1]
Type	501(c)(3)
Location	Washington, D.C.
Revenue	$16,255,666 (2019[1])
Website	www.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]