,,The Charter State Option: Charting a Course Toward Federalism in Education

The Charter State Option: Charting a Course Toward Federalism in Education


 

Publication Date: December 2006

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Dan Lips; Evan Feinberg; Jennifer A. Marshall

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Education; federalism

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Congress should embrace a charter state option, allowing states to choose between the status quo and an alternative contractual arrangement with the federal government. Under a charter contract, elected state officials would have broad authority to consolidate and refocus their federal funds on state initiatives in exchange for monitoring and reporting academic progress.