Biden rule could force charter schools to close, former education official warns

A former Department of Education official said a proposed regulation restricting federal funding for public charter schools could force a number of schools to close their doors.

On March 11, the Biden administration's Department of Education announced a new regulatory proposal regarding the use of federal funds for public charter schools that places significant restrictions on the disbursement of funding to the schools while also mandating new demographic reporting requirements.

Robert Eitel, a former Department of Education official and the president and founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute, told the Washington Examiner in an interview that if the rule were adopted, then "it [would] have a chilling effect on new charter schools and make it difficult for existing ones to continue."