{"id":1469348,"date":"2022-05-09T18:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T22:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1469348"},"modified":"2022-05-09T18:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T22:59:59","slug":"house-republicans-slam-biden-administrations-disturbing-attack-on-charter-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-slam-biden-administrations-disturbing-attack-on-charter-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Slam Biden Administration\u2019s \u2018Disturbing Attack\u2019 on Charter Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-slam-biden-administrations-disturbing-attack-on-charter-schools%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1469348&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A group of House Republicans including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is pushing the Biden administration to abandon a rule they say would kneecap charter schools by cutting them off from federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy joined Rep. Chris Jacobs (R., N.Y.) and 21 other members of Congress last week in a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to protest the administration\u2019s &#8220;burdensome&#8221; proposed rules. The proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/ED-2022-OESE-0006-0001\">rules<\/a> would cut federal funding to for-profit charter schools across the board and require new charter schools to prove their necessity by demonstrating &#8220;over-enrollment&#8221; in nearby public schools.<\/p>\n<p>The representatives released the letter Monday to mark the beginning of National Charter Schools Week. The signatories say these rules would &#8220;harm students seeking learning options beyond the traditional public school system, which is beholden to teachers\u2019 unions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charter schools provide a free, public education to families who choose to enroll in these schools,&#8221; the representatives said in their <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/5.6.2022-Letter-to-Secretary-Cardona-RE-CSP77.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a>, a copy of which was obtained by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;Limiting the growth of these institutions will harm students seeking learning options beyond the traditional public school system, which is beholden to teachers\u2019 unions rather than to parents and students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have long opposed charter schools, which they claim siphon resources from public schools. President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/where-we-stand\/party-platform\/providing-a-world-class-education-in-every-zip-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a> to ban federal funding for for-profit charter schools while campaigning for office.<\/p>\n<p>For-profit charter schools typically receive state and local funding and are <a href=\"https:\/\/oese.ed.gov\/offices\/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services\/charter-school-programs\/#:~:text=Federal%20funds%20are%20also%20available,initiatives%20that%20support%20charter%20schools.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eligible<\/a> to apply for federal grants. The Department of Education\u2019s proposed rules would attach a number of strings to federal grants. Charters would have to partner with public schools in order to obtain federal funds. The rules would also force grant applicants to define the &#8220;targeted&#8221; racial and socioeconomic demographics of their students and staff.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/edreformnow.org\/press\/ern-response-to-cardona-comments-on-public-charter-regs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claims<\/a> these changes will improve charter schools and hold them accountable for academic performance. But some education experts say the proposed rules would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/fuller-bidens-new-charter-school-rules-are-an-assault-on-the-right-of-families-of-color-to-choose-the-best-education-for-their-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cripple<\/a> charter schools by drying up one of their major funding sources. The Republican representatives\u2019 note joins similar letters to Cardona from a bipartisan group of senators and a coalition of Republican governors.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican letter\u2019s signatories claim that the Biden administration\u2019s &#8220;preoccupation&#8221; with diversity would hurt the poor and minority communities many charter schools aim to serve.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This tunnel vision will limit the growth of charter schools in racially isolated areas and thereby harm traditionally underserved students who will be deprived of the option to attend a high-quality charter school in their neighborhood,&#8221; the representatives said.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs, the letter\u2019s lead signatory, told the <em>Free Beacon <\/em>that the Biden administration\u2019s proposed rules constitute a &#8220;disturbing attack&#8221; on school choice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration has caused too many crises with their reckless policy-making,&#8221; Jacobs said. &#8220;They cannot make educational opportunities for students another one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.) told the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>\u00a0the Biden administration\u2019s proposal shows &#8220;it is beholden to satisfying the demands of its union allies over those of parents and families.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shackling charter schools through heavy-handed government intervention only breeds more bureaucratic bloat that impedes upon the educational pursuits of students,&#8221; Foxx said.<\/p>\n<p>Charter schools saw an enrollment bump as teachers\u2019 unions kept public schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Charter school enrollment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccharters.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2021-09\/napcs_voting_feet_rd6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rose<\/a>\u00a07 percent during the 2020-2021 school year while public schools <a href=\"https:\/\/thejournal.com\/articles\/2021\/08\/31\/public-schools-lost-1.1-million-students-during-2020-2021-school-year.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> more than one million students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of House Republicans including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is pushing the Biden administration to abandon a rule they say would kneecap charter schools by cutting them off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1469348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1469348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1469348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1469348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1469348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1469348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}