SEF Public Comments

on the Federal Quality Charter Schools Grant Program

SEF Public Comments on the Federal Quality Charter Schools Grant Program

April 18, 2022

The Southern Education Foundation provided public comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the Department’s proposed priorities, application requirements, and definitions for the Federal Quality Charter Schools grant program. The comments specifically focused on promoting community-centered charter schools to support underserved students, prioritizing a charter school community impact analysis, and limiting for-profit management organizations from fully operating charter schools.

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