NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS RECEIVES $11 MILLION IN GRANTS

I recently joined the board of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, which recently took a huge step forward by raising $11 million (though this is a tiny fraction of what charter school opponents spend to undermine them).

Three major national philanthropies have awarded the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools a total of $11 million to forward the organization’s work of ensuring that high quality public education options are available to families who need them the most.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Alliance $5.5 million, the Doris & Donald Fisher Fund $3.4 million, and the Walton Family Foundation $2.1 million, each over three years, to advance the Alliance’s efforts to build the infrastructure needed to support high-performing charter schools, communicate the successes of quality charters to families and policymakers, and to develop sound policy environments to nurture school quality and growth.

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 NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS RECEIVES $11 MILLION IN GRANTS

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Doris & Donald Fisher Fund, and Walton Family Foundation Support Alliance’s Work 

http://www.publiccharters.org/UserFiles/File/Grant%20Release%20Final%2012-3.pdf