Charter Schools

Delegate Glenn Davis introduced two bills on charter schools this session. One would have allowed the state Board of Education to rule on charter school applications. But this morning, Davis asked the Education Committee to pass it by.

Monday morning, the House Education committee advanced a bill that Governor Glenn Youngkin wants passed.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is pushing for his goal of 20 new charter schools by proposing a $150 million budget amendment and a partnership with Virginia universities.

One of the chief arguments against charter schools is that they divert taxpayer dollars from public schools. But Republican Delegate Glenn Davis of Virginia Beach says that's simply not true.

Virginia currently has only seven charter schools; a very small number compared to District of Columbia, Arizona, Colorado or Florida.

Charter schools have been popular in many states, but Virginia has just nine of these privately operated, public funded enterprises. Critics say that’s…