National Alliance Statement on President Trump’s FY2020 Budget Proposal

Washington D.C. – Today, the Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget, which includes a request for $500 million in funding for the Charter Schools Program (CSP). The CSP is the federal program that enables the creation of new charter schools and the replication and expansion of existing, high-quality charter schools.

National Alliance President and CEO Nina Rees released the following statement:

“The President’s proposed funding for the CSP is appreciated by the entire charter school community, especially the estimated 5 million students waiting to attend a charter school. In particular, we are pleased to see the Administration’s request to reserve up to $100 million for charter school facilities funding, which will help address the significant challenges that public charter schools often face in acquiring, improving, and expanding their facilities.

Although charter schools are public schools, they are frequently unable to access public buildings, and often cannot leverage the same financing tools as district public schools. These limitations create significant barriers to the growth and expansion of high-quality charter schools that the President’s new proposed funding can help solve.”

About Public Charter Schools
Public charter schools are independent, public, and tuition-free schools that are given the freedom to be more innovative while being held accountable for advancing student achievement. Since 2010, many research studies have found that students in charter schools do better in school than their traditional school peers. For example, one study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University found that charter schools do a better job teaching low income students, minority students, and students who are still learning English than traditional schools. Separate studies by the Center on Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica Policy Research have found that charter school students are more likely to graduate from high school, go on to college, stay in college and have higher earnings in early adulthood.

About the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the leading national nonprofit organization committed to advancing the public charter school movement. Our mission is to lead public education to unprecedented levels of academic achievement by fostering a strong charter sector. For more information, please visit www.publiccharters.org

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National Alliance Statement on President Trump's Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Proposal