The Biden administration is waging war against charter schools through newly proposed rules that make it harder to obtain start-up grants, school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis told Fox News.
An attendee holds a sign that reads "Strong Public Schools 2020" during the National Education Association #StrongPublicSchools Presidential Forum in Houston, July 5, 2019.
"It doesn't make any sense if you care about the needs of families, but it does make sense when you're thinking about protecting the status quo," DeAngelis told Fox News. "Just imagine if a Safeway wanted to open a location … and in order to get a grant from the city or just to open, they had to prove and provide evidence that the nearby Walmart had customers flowing out of the door wrapping around the building," DeAngelis continued."That wouldn't make any sense if your sole purpose was to try to find the policy that works best for individual customers.
The proposal indicates that the tightened restrictions would ensure fiscal oversight and encourage collaboration between traditional public schools and charter schools. But critics have said the rule willWILMINGTON, DE - DECEMBER 23: Miguel Cardona speaks after President-Elect Joe Biden announced his nomination for Education Secretary at the Queen theatre on December 23, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.
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