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The burgeoning parental rights movement, which grew out of frustration with COVID restrictions and broadened to incorporate critiques of CRT and gender inclusive practices, has supercharged the spread of traditional charter schools.
SC lawmakers have added temporary measures to the state spending plan aimed at addressing concerns with the Charter Institute at Erskine, whose leaders had been working to launch a network of schools in Tennessee.
The out-of-state enterprise, disclosed to the Charter Institute’s board but not to the public, raises questions about the misuse of public funds and employee time.