News Alert
(Nov. 15, 1996) Jeanne Allen, president of the Center for Education Reform, today announced the release of the Third Edition of the Center's National Charter School Directory, the nation's only comprehensive listing of America's charter schools.
"The National Charter School Directory is as important a resource document as it is a guide for others who want to establish charter schools in their states," Allen said. "It has proved to be invaluable to school administrators and faculty in establishing a mutually-supportive network of charter-school professionals, and to be equally valuable to those for whom charters are a new concept," Allen explained.
Allen also said she hoped the Directory would help correct the conflicting statistics being used in articles written about charters. "It's been extraordinarily difficult for reporters and writers to get accurate numbers which has created confusion for them and for the public. The Directory solves that problem by serving as the most definitive, up-to-date source for charter school data."
The Center's Charter School Directory lists, alphabetically and by state, all charter schools operating around the country, as of November 1, 1996, and provides a listing of schools by the year they opened. Included in the information are school addresses with telephone numbers and contact names, enrollment figures, grades served and a brief synopsis of each school's philosophy and educational mission. Six additional states are included in the third edition of the directory: Alaska, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas, all of which opened schools during 1996.
"It's been a challenge to keep up with the growth of charter schools," Allen continued, "which is a real indication of the strength of the move toward charter schools as an education reform option. In 1996 alone 214 schools have opened in nine states, and with new charter school laws having been adopted in five states and the District of Columbia (DC) since the beginning of the year, an ever-growing number of children can look forward to having the opportunity to learn in charter schools." (During 1996 Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and DC enacted charter school legislation.)
The Directory identifies 480 charter schools, with a total enrollment of more than 105,100 students, operating in 16 states and DC. Arizona leads the nation in charters with 164 schools currently in operation, followed by California with 109, and Michigan with 76.
The National Charter School Directory is available, for $9.95 plus shipping and handling, by contacting The Center for Education Reform at (202) 822-9000, or through our Publications Order Form.
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The Center for Education Reform is a non-profit, national advocacy group working to improve the nation's schools. For more information about this or other education reform issues, please call (202) 822-9000 or (800) 521-2118, or send e-mail to cer@edreform.com.
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