Biden’s Department of Education is using obscure bureaucratic rulemaking to kill the federal charter-school program without having to explain why.
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The decades-long honeymoon between Democrats and charter schools was too good to last.
Starting in the Reinventing Government era, Democrats like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama praised public charter schools for their innovations. Many “No Excuses” charters, in particular, succeed in teaching low-income African-American and Hispanic children when many traditional public schools fail, as decades of research demonstrates.
About the Author
Robert Maranto is the 21st Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas and has served on both the governing boards of both traditional public schools and charter schools, including one BASIS campus. He has a forthcoming book, School Board Confidential. These views are his alone.
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The decades-long honeymoon between Democrats and charter schools was too good to last.
Starting in the Reinventing Government era, Democrats like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama praised public charter schools for their innovations. Many “No Excuses” charters, in particular, succeed in teaching low-income African-American and Hispanic children when many traditional public schools fail, as decades of research demonstrates.
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About the Author
Robert Maranto is the 21st Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas and has served on both the governing boards of both traditional public schools and charter schools, including one BASIS campus. He has a forthcoming book, School Board Confidential. These views are his alone.
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