COLUMBUS, Ohio -Despite plans to shutter the U.S. Department of Education, Ohio is in line to receive nearly $105 million over the next five years from the federal government to expand charter school education in the state.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced the funding, which will go to Ohio government entities and charter schools, late Wednesday afternoon at an appearance in Columbus.

The money will be to open new charter schools and expand high-quality charter schools in the state, to be spent on charter school personnel, new schools and improving existing facilities, McMahon said.

“That’ll really be up to the states to decide where that money can be spent best,” she said.

McMahon made her comments at the Center for Christian Virtue, a conservative public policy org

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