The purpose of the CSP is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the nation by providing financial assistance for the planning, program design, initial implementation, and expansion of charter schools; and to evaluate the effects of charter schools, including their effects on students, student academic achievement, staff, and parents.
The purpose of this competition (CFDA 84.282M) is to award grantsÂ
to eligible applicants to enable them to replicate or expand high-
quality charter schools with demonstrated records of success, includingÂ
success in increasing student academic achievement.