BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Two Alabama charter school organizations have been awarded a combined $45 million in federal grants, a significant boost for the state’s growing charter school sector and what supporters say is a new wave of educational opportunities for students and families.

The Alabama Public Charter School Commission will receive $30 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Charter School State Entities Program, one of just six states nationwide to win such funding. The five-year award includes $27 million earmarked for subgrants to 23 charter schools. In total, $293.8 million was distributed to states through this category.

New Schools for Alabama, a nonprofit that helps qualified operators open and sustain new charter schools, was awarded $15.4 million through the

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