Utah’s Public Charter Schools will be showcased today on The Hill by students, staff, parents and supporters of more than 50 of Utah’s 72 Charter Schools.
The event will occur from noon-2 p.m. in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda
Public Charter Schools in Utah were started 10 years ago and have been growing steadily since. (Recently City Academy held its 10 year Gala – view news and photos here and here.)
The current bills on Charter Schools can be found here
There is a twitter page posting items pertinent to charter schools here.
All bills on Education can be found here.
Utah Charter Schools recently made national news:
Utah’s charter school code was ranked 7th in the nation in a report released today by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
Charter school laws nationwide were reviewed against a new model charter law released in 2009. Utah’s ranking is based on several standout areas including having a statewide authorizer, increased oversight, increased facility support, and progress towards funding equity.
“This is a real tribute to our state’s policy makers and charter advocates who have worked for ten years to evolve a charter law that allows the growth of healthy new public schools,” said Steve Winitzky, Executive Director for the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools. “Utah’s charter school law provides a good balance between oversight and individual school autonomy – the heart of charter school success.”
“Many stakeholders have come together in an effort to create, strengthen, and support Utah’s charter school law,” said Kim Frank Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Utah Association of Public Charter Schools. “While we’ve made significant progress, we need to continue working to close the gap on funding equity.”
The report is the first to accurately gauge a state’s public charter school law with respect to its commitment to the full range of values in the public charter school movement: quality and accountability, funding equity, facilities support, autonomy, and growth and choice.
For more information, visit http://www.publiccharters.org/ModelLaw. To view the NAPCS press release regarding the national ranking outcomes, visit http://www.publiccharters.org/media/press.
Visit the The Utah Association of Public Charter Schools has a website here.
Filed under: Charter Schools, Education, Public Education
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