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• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Issues a Statement On Proposed Federal Funding for Charter Schools

Funding Requests for both the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget and the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution Support Charter School Growth WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget request, and the proposed fiscal year 2011 Continuing Resolution, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the following statement from its president and CEO, Peter C. Groff:

• U.S. Newswire
• February 15, 2011

• The National Alliance for Caregiving and Metlife Foundation Honor Exemplary Programs That Support and Educate Family Caregivers

ST. LOUIS, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives from leading aging organizations and agencies from around the nation convened in St. Louis, MO today to honor the 2010 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving with support from MetLife Foundation. The programs were recognized for their innovation, effectiveness, and response to caregiver needs in their communities. We were thrilled to learn about so many innovative, diverse, and effective community programs around the country that support and educate family caregivers," said Gail Gibson Hunt, President & CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving. "The support these programs provide to caregivers is so critical, especially during these difficult economic times when the t...

• U.S. Newswire
• January 19, 2011

• National Cyber Security Alliance, Mcafee and Cybersmart! Team Up to Bring Cybersecurity Learning Resources to K-12 Classrooms

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) - a non-profit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education for all digital citizens - in partnership with McAfee and CyberSmart! Education, today released several resources for K-12 schools nationwide to teach students about the importance of security and online safety. These free, easy to use cybersecurity resources include posters, activities, and checklists to help students maintain good cybersecurity practices are being released as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month activities in October. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111007/DC82477LOGO )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110504/DC95016LOGO )(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire...

• U.S. Newswire
• October 13, 2011

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Releases Annual Ranking of State Charter Laws; Race to the Top Helped Some States Improve

Minnesota's law is nation's strongest; Mississippi is the weakest WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) today released its second annual report which ranks the nation's charter school laws from the strongest to the weakest. Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of State Public Charter School Laws analyzes the country's 41 state charter laws and scores how well each supports charter school quality and growth based on the 20 essential components from the NAPCS' model charter school law.

• U.S. Newswire
• January 19, 2011

• Infragard National Members Alliance Hosts Transportation Security Discussion

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 16, the InfraGard National Members Alliance (INMA) held an important policy discussion focused on rail transportation security at the Finmeccanica North America headquarters in Washington D.C. Present were sixty leaders from industry, government and academia gathered to participate in a interactive forum on critical infrastructure protection. The event was keynoted by Mark Giuliano, Assistant Director of the FBI for Counterterrorism, Ed Thornton, Deputy Chief of Amtrak Police and Dr. Alan Calegari, President and CEO of Ansaldo STS USA, a Finmeccanica company. Mr. Giuliano provided a wealth of counterterrorism expertise to the discussion. He has served in a variety of positions before assuming his current role in November, 2010. Prior...

• U.S. Newswire
• December 16, 2010

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Applauds Six Charter Schools Recognized On 'the Oprah Winfrey Show'

$6 Million Awarded to High-Performing Charter Schools During Special Broadcast About New Documentary Film "Waiting for Superman;" Dialogue to Continue in Live "Oprah" Show on September 24 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is proud to recognize six public charter schools honored with cash awards of $1 million each during the Sept. 20 broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Oprah Winfrey, host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," will continue her discussion about reforming America's schools in a live broadcast on Friday, September 24. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools urges the entire nation to tune into this exciting show to learn more about what we must all do to ensure every child has access to a high- quality public...

• U.S. Newswire
• September 21, 2010

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Names America's 'Top 10' School Districts Served by Charters

New Orleans has highest percentage; Los Angeles Unified serves most students WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Topping the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' list of districts served by charter schools is New Orleans, where 61 percent of public school students attend charter schools. Decimated by Hurricane Katrina, the city took the unprecedented opportunity to rebuild the public education system with charter schools as the foundation. Second and third on the list are Washington, and Detroit, where chronically failing school systems have turned to public charter schools as a primary piece of education reform strategy. In each case, when faced with the challenge of significantly improving public education, these cities have chosen a model providing a system o...

• U.S. Newswire
• November 01, 2010

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Issues a Statement On the U.S. Department of Education Awarding $50 Million to Support Charter School Growth and Replication

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools applauds the U.S. Department of Education for awarding $50 million in Charter School Grant Program to replicate and expand high-quality public charter schools. In response to this announcement, Peter C. Groff, president and CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, released the following statement: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100428/DC95221LOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• September 30, 2010

• U.S. Accelerates Suicide Prevention with National Action Alliance Leadership

Public-private collaboration forges next-generation partnerships to address major public-health threat in America WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced acceleration of efforts to respond to what has become a foremost, preventable public-health tragedy in our nation: Suicide. Together they announced the founding membership of the executive committee and public and private sector co-chairs of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention.

• U.S. Newswire
• September 10, 2010

• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Applauds Introduction of All-Star Act in the U.S. Senate and House

Durbin, Kirk, Polis Bill Will Expand High-Quality Charter Schools WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the introduction of the All Students Achieving through Reform (All-STAR) Act in the U.S. Senate and House yesterday, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released the following statement from its president and CEO, Peter C. Groff:

• U.S. Newswire
• April 13, 2011