Charter Schools Program

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The Charter Schools Program is a federal initiative that provides funding and support to help create, expand, and replicate high-quality public charter schools across the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal education grant program
United States federal initiative
administeredBy Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
United States Department of Education
surface form: U.S. Department of Education
aimsTo encourage innovative educational practices in public schools
expand access to high-quality public schools in underserved communities
authorizedUnder Title IV, Part C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
beneficiary charter school developers
eligible nonprofit charter management organizations
public charter schools
state educational agencies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
evaluationCriterion charter school performance and quality
student academic outcomes
focusesOn high-quality charter school models
fundingMechanism multi-year grants
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
fundingType competitive grant program
goal increase high-quality educational options for families
promote accountability for charter school performance
support innovation in public education
legalBasis Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
surface form: Elementary and Secondary Education Act
oversightBy United States Secretary of Education
surface form: U.S. Secretary of Education
policyArea public charter schools
school choice
purpose improve student academic achievement through high-quality charter schools
increase the number of high-quality charter schools available to students
support the creation of new high-quality public charter schools
support the expansion of high-quality public charter schools
support the replication of high-quality public charter schools
relatedTo federal school choice policies
state charter school laws
requires charter schools receiving funds to be nonsectarian
charter schools receiving funds to be public schools
charter schools receiving funds to comply with federal civil rights laws
sector K-12 education
supports dissemination of best practices among charter schools
improved charter school authorizing practices
state-level charter school quality initiatives
supportsActivity early operation of charter schools
expansion of high-quality charter schools
initial implementation of charter schools
planning for new charter schools
replication of successful charter school models
targetPopulation educationally disadvantaged students
students in public charter schools
typeOfSchoolSupported tuition-free public charter schools

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