U.S. Department of
Education Awards $253 Million in Grants to Expand Charter Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that The
Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program (Charter Schools
Program or CSP) has awarded new grants this week to fund the creation and
expansion of public charter schools across the nation, totaling approximately
$253 million.
“These grants will help supplement state-based efforts to
give students access to more options for their education,” said Secretary
DeVos. “What started as a handful of
schools in Minnesota has blossomed into nearly 7,000 charter schools across the
country. Charter schools are now part of
the fabric of American education, and I look forward to seeing how we can
continue to work with states to help ensure more students can learn in an
environment that works for them.”
The following grants slates were awarded:
These grants are awarded to state educational agencies
and other state entities, charter management organizations (CMOs) and other
non-profit organizations and represent the first cohort of new awards under the
program’s new authorizing statute, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Please see below for the list of grantees, FY 2017
funding and total recommended funding (contingent on future Congressional
appropriations).
* Eligible applicants under this program are state entities. A state entity is defined under ESSA as a state educational agency; a state charter school board; a Governor of a state; or a charter school support organization.
**State reflects where the organization is based; school expansion sites funded under this grant may differ.
Additional information regarding these grant
programs and awards, including copies of grantee applications, may be found at:
https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/charter-schools/.
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