California school districts with high charter school penetration and/or large immigrant populations are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to credit pressures. On this month's Charter School Investor podcast, "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership’s CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with Fitch Ratings’ U.S. Director of Public Finance Akiko Mitsui. Akiko will tell us what is happening in California’s charter sector and share Fitch's analysis and findings from a report Fitch recently published. She also shares details about Fitch Ratings’ bond rating criteria update, including the introduction of two new rating factors you should know about.

Alan Wohlstetter on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-wohlstetter-279a00aa/⁠SIP on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/school-improvement-partnership/

Akiko Mitsui on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/akikomitsuiRead Akiko's full report: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/charter-immigrant-exposures-amplify-pressures-on-ca-school-districts-24-02-2026

On this month's Charter School Investor podcast "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership’s CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with HilltopSecurities’ Senior Managing Director and Head of Municipal Credit, Yaffa Rattner. Yaffa recently published Hilltop’s important Charter School Market Update. Yaffa walks us through her report, addressing bond volume, the impact of demographictrends, state credit enhancements and why Hilltop revised its outlook from “stable” to unbalanced. In short, important information that charter school investors and other stakeholders will not want to miss!

https://schoolimprovementpartnership.net/

https://www.hilltopsecurities.com/people/yaffa-rattner/

What does it mean to practice accountability as “an act of love?” On this month's Charter School Investor podcast, "What Charter School Leadership Looks Like," School Improvement Partnership’s CEO Alan Wohlstetter talks with New FoundationsCharter School Executive Director Chris Zagacki. Chris has a background in sports and special education, and has led some of the most successful charter schools in Philadelphia. Tune in and you’ll learn why more than 8,000 students are on New Foundations’ waiting list.

https://schoolimprovementpartnership.net/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-wohlstetter-279a00aa

https://www.newfoundations.org/?start=1&a=2