Education Secretary: grant can't keep Ga. charter schools open
by Associated Press
Jun 22, 2011 | 3084 views | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend | print
ATLANTA -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan says part of a $400 million federal grant won by Georgia last year cannot go to help keep the doors open at a handful of charter schools affected by a court ruling.

Duncan spoke Wednesday via satellite during the National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta. He told the audience that the "Race to the Top" grant money is earmarked for other programs.

He said the U.S. Department of Education will work with Georgia to help keep the schools started by the Georgia Charter Schools Commission from closing.

The state Supreme Court ruled recently that the commission was unconstitutional. The commission schools have been scrambling to get approval from their local districts or the state school board so they can stay open.

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