[CharterSchools] Public Charter School Movement in Louisiana Ranked 2nd of 26 States Nationwide

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Click here to learn more about the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools ranking Louisiana 2nd of 26 states of Health of the Public Charter School movement.







October 1, 2014





                                                                        



Public Charter School Movement in Louisiana 
Ranked 2nd of 26 States Nationwide
NewNational Alliance Report Ranks State Charter School Movements on 
Growth,Quality, and Innovation
 
TheNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools today unveiled a new report thatranks the “health” of the public charter school movement in 26 states acrossthe country. Focusing on the factors essential for a strong charter schoolmovement such as growth, quality, and innovation, this report ranks Louisiana 2nd.  












Louisianaranked highly because of these factors:
 
·     Louisiana came in at number two because itscored relatively well on the following indicators:
·     Louisiana’s public charter schools served ahigher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch students when compared withtraditional public schools in 2010-11 (16 percentage points more).
·     Ninety-seven percent of the state’s publiccharters were located in nonsuburban areas as compared to 81 percent oftraditional public schools in 2011-12.
·     Seventy-one public charter schools opened inLouisiana between 2009– 10 and 2013–14, a 15 percent average annual open rate.
·     An average of 27 percent of the state’s publiccharter schools reported using one of the six innovative practices that wetracked in 2011–12.
·     On average, public charter school studentsexhibited higher academic growth when compared with traditional public schoolstudents between 2007–08 and 2010–11 (50 more days in reading and 65 more daysin math).
 
  

TheHealth of the Public Charter School Movement: A State-by-State Analysis is a companion to the National Alliance’sannual rankings that evaluate each state’s charter school law. Expanding beyondthe work of evaluating state laws, this new annual report utilizes 11 differentmeasures to determine how well a state’s charter schools are performing,innovating, and growing.
 

     “This report provides an important frameworkfor us to determine the overall health of the charter school movement in eachstate,” said National Alliance President and CEO Nina Rees. “We are pleased toexpand our work to address the question of how states are growing andstrengthening their public charter schools and expect that this report willbecome a meaningful benchmark of the charter school movement each year.”
  

    In the first-ever rankings, Washington, D.C.and Louisiana topped the list of the 26 states that were evaluated, whileNevada and Oregon found themselves at the bottom of the rankings.


     "Qualityis the key to the success of Louisiana's charter schools," said CarolineRoemer Shirley, Executive Director of the Louisiana Association of PublicCharter Schools. "From the Louisiana Legislature's commitment to keepingour charter law strong, to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education andlocal boards adopting best practices in the authorization process, our schoolsare succeeding because the legal framework gives them the autonomy they need tothrive.Our law gives multiple pathways to authorization and by ensuring state publiceducation dollars follow the child, charters are a viable option that remainfocused onempowering educators to make school- and classroom-level decisions."


The report found that Louisiana scored well on the followingindicators:


·     Seventy-one charters opened in Louisiana between2009-10 and 2013-14, a 14.5 percent average annual open rate.
·     On average, public charter school studentsexhibited higher academic growth when compared with traditional public schoolstudents between 2007-08 and 2010-11 (50 more days in reading and 65 more daysin math).
·     Public charter schools in Louisiana served ahigher percentage of free- and reduced-price lunch students when compared withtraditional public schools in 2010-11 (16 percentage points more).
·     97 percent of the state’s charters were locatedin non-suburban areas in 2011-12 as compared to 81 percent of traditionalpublic schools. 
·     An average of 27 percent of the state’s charterschools reported using one of the six innovative practices that were tracked in2011-12.
 
 
However, the report also foundthat only one community in Louisiana had more than 10 percent of its publicschool students in charters during 2012-13.
 
The report calls for the state toenact policies to increase the impact of the movement’s success, including ensuring equitable operational funding andequitable access to capital funding and facilities.
 
Clickhere to download the Health of the Public Charter School Movement: AState-by-State Analysis. The pages which outline Louisiana’s statsare p. 78-81.
Call Jonathan Barnes at (504) 897-6110 or bcobarnes at aol.com if you have troubledownloading the report or need a personalized copy sent to you.
 
AboutPublic Charter Schools
 
Publiccharter schools are independent, public, and tuition-free schools that aregiven the freedom to be more innovative while being held accountable foradvancing student achievement. Since 2010, all but one independent researchstudy has found that students in charter schools do better in school than theirtraditional school peers. For example, one study by the Center for Research onEducation Outcomes at Stanford University found that charter schools do abetter job teaching low income students, minority students, and students whoare still learning English than traditional schools. Separate studies by theCenter on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research havefound that charter school students are more likely to graduate from highschool, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in earlyadulthood.
 
Aboutthe National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
 
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools isthe leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the publiccharter school movement. Our mission is to lead public education tounprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong chartersector. For more information, please visit our website at www.publiccharters.org.
 
Aboutthe Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
 
The mission of the LouisianaAssociation of Public Charter Schools is to support, promote, and advocate forthe Louisiana charter school movement, increasing student access to highquality public schools statewide.
 
 
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