Roughly 15% of the charter schools that received federal start-up funding either never opened or closed within a few years, according to a top U.S. Department of Education official, even though the schools received $174 million.
Assistant Education Secretary Roberto RodrÁguez argued that those numbers underscore the need for greater oversight of the federal Charter Schools Program in an interview with Chalkbeat.
“It’s important to make sure that the stewardship of the program – particularly with respect to accountability and fiscal responsibility – is there,” he said.
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