Charter schools’ public funding is still flowing, but some say they still need federal aid
NPE's Carol Burris is quoted in this Washington Post article about PPP loans that were given to DC charter schools.
NPE's Carol Burris is quoted in this Washington Post article about PPP loans that were given to DC charter schools.
In this post, by Carol Burris, teachers, parents and principals tell their stories about how they are coping with the covid-19 crisis.
In this EdWeek article Carol Burris comments on charter schools applying for federal tax dollars set aside for small businesses hard hit by the coronavirus.
Publicly funded charter schools should not be eligible for funds to save small businesses. They are still amply funded by taxpayers.
Here you'll find the full text and the summary of the COAT Act, as well as the list of cosponsors for Rep. Rashida Tlaib's much needed legislation.
Watch as Rep. Mark Pocan questions Sec. Betsy DeVos about the NPE reports that exposed the fraud and waste in the federal Charter Schools Program.
How the Federal Charter Schools Program Creates a Pileup of Fraud of Waste
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf horrified the charter school lobby with eight words — “the privatization of education in our public schools.”
Has the charter movement, amply funded by the federal government, become a web of interconnected vested interests for whom real estate is the central focus?