Senate Poised to Vote to Protect Charter Schools
The government’s grant requirements, Pacific Legal Foundation says, “contradict Congress’ directive to create high-quality charter schools.”
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The government’s grant requirements, Pacific Legal Foundation says, “contradict Congress’ directive to create high-quality charter schools.”
The Senate is expected to vote this week on a resolution to “nullify the Biden administration’s new rules adding burdensome requirements” on charter schools in applying for federal grants. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and 21 co-sponsors introduced Joint Resolution 60 in September.
A coalition of charter-school advocacy organizations has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block new restrictions on charter schools imposed by the Biden administration, claiming the new rules are “without legal grounding” and “a sneak attack” on charter schools.
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