9 Phila. charters under U.S. probe seek Race to the Top money
Nine Philadelphia charter schools under federal investigation for possibly misspending taxpayer money hope to obtain even more public funding.
The schools are included in Pennsylvania's statewide application for $400 million under the federal Race to the Top program, The Inquirer has learned.
But even as the state Department of Education retools its application to meet a June 1 deadline, officials say they do not plan to remove those nine charters from the bid for money to turn around failing schools, revamp teacher evaluations, and help struggling students.
Acting Education Secretary Thomas E. Gluck said it would be unfair to bar schools when no wrongdoing had been found.
"Race to the Top is about bringing bold reform to schools so that all students achieve at high levels," Gluck said in a statement to The Inquirer. "It would be wrong to deny this opportunity to the stu
The schools are included in Pennsylvania's statewide application for $400 million under the federal Race to the Top program, The Inquirer has learned.
But even as the state Department of Education retools its application to meet a June 1 deadline, officials say they do not plan to remove those nine charters from the bid for money to turn around failing schools, revamp teacher evaluations, and help struggling students.
Acting Education Secretary Thomas E. Gluck said it would be unfair to bar schools when no wrongdoing had been found.
"Race to the Top is about bringing bold reform to schools so that all students achieve at high levels," Gluck said in a statement to The Inquirer. "It would be wrong to deny this opportunity to the stu
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