Orange County is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the state’s Charter School Act and continuing its commitment to support school choice as state and federal lawmakers push to put more restrictions on charter schools. The Orange County Board of Education this week unanimously approved a resolution (pdf) to recognize the state’s 1992 Charter School Act, which gave charter schools the flexibility to set their own curriculum and guidelines while still receiving federal funds. However, charter schools have faced increasing regulations in recent years as Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a 2019 law that requires charter curriculum to be approved by the state and requires charter schools to obtain approval from a local public school in order to be prioritized for federal funding—rules also recently proposed by the Biden administration. ...
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Orange County Education Board Celebrates 30 Years of Charter Schools
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Orange County Education Board Celebrates 30 Years of Charter Schools
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