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In a lawsuit filed just this week, embattled charter schools in Michigan and Ohio are accusing the U.S. Department of Education of creating illegal and preposterous rules that will destroy the charter school movement that is supported and funded by federal law.
The complaint filed in a federal court in Michigan challenges the Biden administration’s newly implemented hurdles on federal funding for charter schools.
A group representing Michigan charter schools accuses the DOE of adding new hurdles for charters to access federal money to open new schools. Supporters of the rules say they rein in problematic practices within the charter school industry.
A coalition of charter schools in Michigan and Ohio brought a lawsuit Monday challenging the Biden administration's newly implemented hurdles on federal funding for the independently run public schools.
Lansing, MI; August 8, 2022: Today, a coalition of charter schools in Michigan and Ohio have teamed up in a federal lawsuit to challenge the Department of Education’s illegal rule that punishes successful charter schools nationwide.