NACSA
NACSA Commends U.S. Department of Education for Recognizing Charters and Authorizing in ESEA Waiver Process
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies Waiver Process to Protect Charter School Autonomy and Accountability
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) applauds the U.S. Department of Education’s latest steps to protect charter school autonomy and accountability. The Department’s new clarifications to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Flexibility Waiver process help ensure that public charter schools continue to have autonomy in addressing needed improvements, and that low-performing charter schools can be timely closed by charter authorizers.
“Failing charter schools don’t serve anyone—and especially not the children in them. The original ESEA Waiver provisions could have resulted in these schools remaining open far longer than they might under state charter law or charter contract,” said NACSA President and CEO Greg Richmond. “The new clarifications help ensure that charters will continue to benefit from the autonomy that allows them to innovate, while remaining accountable for a high level of performance.”
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