Juan Ciscomani: “Charter school leaders have told me that the wait times and…”

“Like I said, educators, teachers, those that are trying to start charter schools. The regulations and just the burdensome toll of people trying to start these schools is incredible. So Charter school leaders have told me that the wait times and the red tape that exists when applying for the programs make many give up on the application process entirely. And I've seen that happen with people that I personally know. So rather than suggesting a cutter in the program, I would suggest you meet with charter school leaders about the current difficulties they're facing when applying to this program.” (02:22–02:32)

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