By Sallie Owen Gowan
Legislation to allow charter schools, or independently operated public schools, is currently pending in the Alabama legislature. So we pulled together some basic information that could help answer any questions you may have on the issue.
• A Frequently Asked Questions (or FAQ) about charter school explains the relationship of Race to the Top grants to charter schools. Having charter schools would improve Alabama’s chance at up to $200 million in federal school funding, but those Race to the Top dollars are for helping all schools – not for funding new charter schools.
• A 1-page executive summary of the legislation is also available.
• Caroline Novak wrote an opinion piece for the Montgomery Advertiser, outlining why charter schools are good for kids.
If you’ve got a charter school question that isn’t answered here, leave us a comment and we’ll see what we can find out.
In other states, the demand for charter schools has surged 21 percent in the last year, according to new research. Parental demand for charter schools is outstripping the supply nationwide, according to a new report from the Center for Education Reform. And demand is strongest among parents who are low-income or minority.
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