Florina Rodov, Our Schools

BC Guest Commentator Florina Rodov is a former public and charter school teacher and writer whose work has been published at CNN, the Atlantic, Shondaland, Yes! Magazine and others. She holds an MS in education from Fordham University. Her website is florinarodov.org. Follow her on Twitter @florinarodov.

Guest Commentary

The Amount of Federal Dollars Going to Charter Schools Should Be Zero

By Florina Rodov, Our Schools Guest Commentator

the public dollars wasted on these schools and the personal angst they caused to teachers, students, and parents should have been avoided with a more rigorous authorization process for the disbursement of CSP funds.

Education’s Charter School Program (CSP) wasted more than a billion dollars on charter schools that never opened or opened for a very brief period before closing,…

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