Jackson-Madison Co. School Board denies application for charter school

JACKSON, Tenn. — The Jackson-Madison County School Board has voted to deny the application for a charter school.

The board voted 7-1 to deny Hillsdale College’s American Classical Education Charter School, according to a news release from the school system on Tuesday.

Some of the reasons given by members for denying the charter school include:

• No location for the school was given
• A lack of evidence for for supporting all students, as well as no plans for addressing learning loss
• All charter board members would be outside of Tennessee

You can find additional reasons for the denial here.

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