Education Dept Drops ‘Milestone’ $500 Million Into Charter Schools

The Department of Education is releasing over $500 million for the development and expansion of public charter schools.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said it is the largest investment into public charter school programming in history.

What sets charter schools apart from other public schools is the methodology, according to a description from the National Charter School Resource Center: “A charter school is a public school that operates as a school of choice. Charter schools commit to obtaining specific educational objectives in return for a charter to operate a school.”