The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has awarded two sizable grants to support and expand Alabama’s charter school network.

Alabama currently has 17 charter schools, with an additional three in the planning phase, set to open in the fall of 2025 and 2026. Three schools, including the controversial Magic City Acceptance Academy, are seeking reauthorization of their charters later this month.

The federal grants were awarded to the Alabama Public Charter School Commission , which received $29,964,656, and New Schools for Alabama, a nonprofit that helps qualified operators open and sustain new charter schools, which received $15,375,000.

The Charter School Commission grant was awarded through the Charter School State Entities Program . Meanwhile, the New Schools for Alabama grant wa

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