NICE!  A lot of deserving charter schools got much needed funding, with KIPP receiving the largest chunk of $14.6 million:

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced 12 charter school grants totaling $50 million for charter management organizations to replicate and expand high-quality charter schools that have demonstrated success. The Charter School Grant Program competition represents the first time the Department has specifically sought out to replicate and expand the nation's highest-performing charter management organizations. Today's grants will serve 76,000 students in 127 new and 31 expanded charter schools over the next five years.

"Several high-quality charter schools across the country are making an amazing difference in our childrens' lives, especially when charters in inner-city communities are performing as well, if not better, than their counterparts in much wealthier suburbs," Duncan said. "Every one of our grantees serves a student population that is at least 70% low-income and virtually all exceed the average academic performance for all students in their state."

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Twelve Grants for $50 Million to Charter School Management Organizations

September 29, 2010

www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-secretary-arne-duncan-announces-twelve-grants-50-million-charter-schoo