An organization representing Michigan charter schools is suing the U.S. Department of Education over a new rule its lawyers say will undermine charter schools.
The Biden administration, which is closely aligned with public school teachers’ unions, is hostile to charter schools. On the campaign trail in 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden said he’s “not a fan of charter schools.”
The legal complaint (pdf) in the case, Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA) v. U.S. Department of Education, court file 1:22-cv-00712, was filed on Aug. 8, with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is also listed as a plaintiff….