By The Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
“For too long, for-profit entities have been allowed to operate in the shadows, operating nonprofit charter schools as facades to sweep in federal and local taxpayer dollars,” said Carol Burris, Executive Director of the Network for Public Education. “Whether operating low-cost storefront schools, low-quality online schools, or leasing their real estate to the charters they run, their intent and purpose is to cash in on kids at taxpayers’ expense. The Network for Public Education strongly supports this important bill to bring further transparency to the charter sector and send more tax dollars to classrooms.”
You can read the Press Release here.