ERIC Number: ED609763
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Publication Date: 2020-Jan
Pages: 120
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Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws. Eleventh Annual Edition
Ziebarth, Todd
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
This eleventh edition of "Measuring up to the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws" presents the latest activity in charter public school legislation across the country. This report evaluates each state's public charter school law against the 21 essential components of a strong charter school law. These 21 components are drawn from the National Alliance's "A New Model Law for Supporting the Growth of High-Quality Public Charter Schools: Second Edition" (ED613003). Key takeaways include: (1) For the fifth year in a row, Indiana has the nation's strongest charter school law in the country, ranking No. 1 (out of 45); (2) Idaho and Tennessee made the biggest jumps in this year's rankings, both moving up four spots; (3) California and Illinois experienced notable drops in this year's rankings; (4) The Top 10 includes a mixture of states with more mature movements (Indiana at No. 1, Colorado at No. 2, Minnesota at No. 4, Florida at No. 7, Louisiana at No. 8, and the District of Columbia. at No. 10) and states with newer movements (Washington at No. 3, Alabama at No. 5, Mississippi at No. 6, and Maine at No. 9); (5) States that are enacting laws for the first time and states that are overhauling their laws are bypassing states that were previously more highly ranked, such as Massachusetts, Arizona, and New York; (6) West Virginia enacted a charter school law; and (7) Maryland has the nation's weakest charter school law, ranking No. 45 (out of 45). The purpose of the analyses is to encourage state laws and regulations to require best practices and guarantee charter school rights and freedoms so that state charter school movements will benefit from a supportive legal and policy environment. [For the tenth edition, see ED595170.]
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Law, State Legislation, Public Schools, Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Accountability, Educational Quality, Educational Equity (Finance), State Aid
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. 1101 15th Street NW Suite 1010, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-289-2700; Fax: 202-289-4009; e-mail: contact@publiccharters.org; Web site: http://www.publiccharters.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Identifiers - Location: United States
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