District of Columbia Charter Schools

128 Charter Schools
38,531 Students in Charter Schools
1996 Year Legislation Passed
State Resources

Washington Leadership Academy
03 May, 2018
Washington Leadership Academy (WLA) is a technology-focused public charter high school serving students throughout the District of Columbia. WLA’s mission is, “To prepare students… Read more

Charter School Boards in the Nation’s Capital
ReportsJuliet Squire and Allison Crean Davis30 Sep, 2016
Tens of thousands of individuals across the United States volunteer their time, energy, and expertise as members of charter school boards. Yet as the charter sector has grown, we’… Read more

Authorizers Are Not Monolithic on School Discipline: How Charter School Authorizers Differ in School Discipline Engagement
ReportsNational Association of Charter Schools Authorizers15 Aug, 2016
In theory, authorizers play an important role in decisions regarding charter schools and student discipline, as they are the bodies responsible for protecting the public interest… Read more

What's the Secret Ingredient? Searching for Policies and Practices that Make Charter Schools Successful
ReportsPhilip M. Gleason, Mathematica Policy Research22 Jul, 2016
The charter school sector in the United States has grown steadily since the first charter school opened in 1992. As of the 2015–2016 school year, more than 6,800 charter schools… Read more

White Paper: An Honest Approach to Discipline
ReportsDC Public Charter School Board07 Jul, 2016
This white paper examines our approach to supporting decreased out-of-school suspension rates and highlights strategies put in place by three DC public charter school networks - … Read more

Case Study: Student Discipline and School Climate in Charter Schools
24 Jun, 2016
Students need a safe and supportive school environment to maximize their academic and social-emotional learning potential. A school’s discipline policies and practices directly… Read more

A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public Schools
ReportsNational Alliance for Public Charter Schools16 Jun, 2016
Currently, more than 180,000 students attend 135 full-time virtual charter schools in 23 states and the District of Columbia. While some students do well in a full-time virtual… Read more

Grappling With Discipline in Autonomous Schools: New Approaches From D.C. and New Orleans
ReportsBetheny Gross, Sivan Tuchman, Sarah Yatsko, Center for Reinventing Public Education13 Jun, 2016
This report profiles leading efforts by two cities to bring consistency and fairness to discipline practices in both district and charter schools—with promising early results:… Read more

DC Public Charter School Board
14 Apr, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently visited the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) to learn about its authorizing process, and more specifically,… Read more

Case Study: AppleTree
06 Apr, 2016
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently observed a successful and expanding network of charter schools for three- and four-year-olds and documented findings… Read more