COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders wants to suspend taxpayer funding of new charter schools and ban those that are for-profit as part of his plan to overhaul public education that he released on Saturday.
Saying charter schools are"exacerbating educational segregation," Sanders proposes more transparency and accountability for them, as well as limits on the pay of their chief executives. According to the campaign, the 10-point plan focuses on"reversing racial and economic segregation that is plaguing elementary and secondary schools."
Sanders unveiled the plan Saturday ahead of a speech in South Carolina. The campaign said the release of Sanders' Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education was timed to the 65th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. To combat disparities in education funding, the senator from Vermont is proposing"large new investments in programs that serve high-poverty communities, support special needs students, and augment local efforts to integrate school districts.
This is Sanders' first major plan of this campaign for K-12 education reforms. Dating back to his 2016 run for president, Sanders has repeatedly addressed reforms in higher education, including making four-year college free.
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