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A bill authorizing public charter schools in North Dakota received strong support in the state legislature.
Senate Bill 2241 would allow charter schools, which are governed by a private school board and couldn’t levy tax dollars or charge tuition, to open and operate if there is ‘community support.’ What that community support would be wasn’t specifically defined by supporting lawmakers.
The bill also mandates that charter schools meet, or exceed, public school academic and graduation benchmarks.
Charter schools traditionally rely on per-student state aid, donations, and federal grants. Those schools cannot access federal education money.
The bill passed 40-7 in the Senate and now heads to the state House.
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