CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING GAP.

The article discusses what the authors refer to as a charter school funding gap in America as of 2019, and it mentions the historical and legal aspects of the charter school movement in the U.S., as well as issues involving federal, state, and local education finance programs in the country. The U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the nation's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 are assessed, along with Local Education Agencies and funding based on an average per-pupil cost.