The Impact of the 2024 Elections on Federal Charter School Policy
This session will provide advocates the opportunity to hear from federal charter school advocates who are protecting and promoting policies that support charter schools. Learning Objectives – please list up to 3 learning objectives for this presentation • Participants will learn about the federal opportunities and threats for charter schools nationwide, including recent legislation that could benefit many schools. • Participants will leave understanding the impact of the 2024 election cycle on the charter sector. • Participants will understand how they can best influence policy makers to achieve their goals.
Presented by
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Natalie Ethridge is the vice president of strategic initiatives for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Prior to joining the National Alliance, Natalie was the director of programs and operations for the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, the education and workforce nonprofit program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Prior to her work at the U.S. Chamber, Natalie worked in operations on several campaigns including Governor Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign and Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2006 reelection campaign. Natalie received a Bachelor of Science degree in community and regional development from the University of California at Davis and a Master of Business Administration degree from George Mason University. Natalie lives with her husband in Los Angeles.
Senior Director, Government Relations
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Ron C. Rice has over 15 years of public policy experience in the fields of education, urban development, and community empowerment initiatives as an executive state government appointee and two-term local elected official.
Prior to joining the National Alliance, Ron served as the Special Assistant/Chief Policy Analyst for the Chief of Staff to the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, and as a city councilman for two terms in Newark under Mayor Cory Booker where he created his ward’s Education Support Committee and consistently supported charter school facility needs and their growth and advancement throughout the city, specifically working with KIPP (TEAM Rise and SPARK Academies), Uncommon Schools (North Star Academy), and community charters such as Marion P. Thomas Charter School, Lady Liberty Academy, and Adelaide Sanford Charter School.
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