The purpose of the Charter Schools Program (CSP) is to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the nation by providing financial assistance for planning, program design, and initial implementation of public charter schools; evaluation of the effects of charter schools; and the dissemination of information about charter schools and successful practices in charter schools. CSP was authorized through a statute and amended in the Charter School Expansion Act of 1998.
Hurricane Katrina
To assist charters to meet the growing educational needs of families affected by Katrina, states may submit requests for statutory and regulatory waivers of various requirements under the CSP and other federal statutes and regulations over which the Secretary of Education exercises administrative authority.
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