An effort to reform the appallingly corrupt charter industry kicks in

As of July 1. Hopefully this is a first step to entirely snuffing out the charter industry, along with any and all other efforts to destroy public education. Which is a big goal, and it won’t happen quickly or easily to say the very least.

Here are the significant gains.

The Department will make it difficult or impossible for charters run by for-profits to get grants...

There will be greater transparency and accountability for charter schools, state entities, and CMOs that apply for grants...

Regulations to stop white-flight charters from receiving CSP funding and ensure the charter is needed in the community...

Making progress on holding charters accountable and reducing waste, fraud, and profiteering is an extraordinarily difficult task. The goal of the charter lobby is to create as many charters as possible, make schools a marketplace, and eventually overtake our democratically governed schools. We have a long way to go in stopping that. But these regulations are an important first step. - Diane Ravitch's blog