The U.S. Department of Education intends to invest $500 million in charter schools, it said on Wednesday.

The department aims to distribute the money among six grants to create new schools, expand existing schools and better develop and disseminate tools and resources for charter schools.

Sydney Altfield, national director of the Orthodox Union’s Teach Coalition, told JNS that it is “encouraging to see this administration continue to take these steps to once again affirm that every child in this country deserves access to the school that best meets their needs.”

In July, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the “big beautiful bill,” which contains a provision providing tax credits to private schools, including Jewish day schools and yeshivas.

“As we look toward the federal scholarshi

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