WHERE ARE THE CHARTER SCHOOL RECORDS?

National Charter School Week was the first week in May. There are thousands of charter schools in USA. Charter schools are celebrating their 25th anniversary with a special conference in Nashville, Tennessee. On December 23, 2015, the Dept. of Education issued a statement called “A Commitment to Transparency: Learning More about the Charter School Program.” The Center for Media and Democracy requested records for closed or never-opened charter schools. The US Department of Education reported that it had funded more than 2600 charter schools that were operational in the last full school year. It had funded 430 charters that had closed, along ...