16 March 2012

U.S. Department of Education Awards Charter School Grants to States to Increase Public School Options

The U.S. Department of Education has announced the award of three charter school grants, totaling $54.8 million, to increase public school options in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey. Minnesota will receive a five-year grant and New Jersey and Massachusetts will each receive three-year grants, based on available funding, under the FY 2011 Charter Schools Program state educational agency (SEA) competition, which provides funds to states to create new high-quality charter schools and disseminate information about existing charters.

The Massachusetts grant totals $12,125,950 ($3,209,161 in the first year, $5,382,448 in the second year, and $3,534,341 in the third year).

The purpose of the Charter Schools Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of public charter schools, and increase the number of high-quality public charter schools across the nation. Altogether, the program will invest $255 million in fiscal year 2012 through several grant programs administered by the Charter Schools Program to:

  • support charter school efforts to find suitable facilities,
  • disseminate information about successful charter school practices,
  • replicate and expand high-quality charter schools, and
  • help plan and implement public charter schools.

For more information about the Charter Schools Program, please visit:

U.S. Department of Education: Office of Charter Schools Program

Background information:

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Massachusetts Charter Schools

New England City & Town: Education Issues: Charter Schools

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