There are no specific state or federal sanctions for opening or not opening charters which have received grant funds. (michiganradio.org)
But that high road is a risky one, since their schools would face federal sanctions should they fail to make the grade. (wacharterschools.org)
If states and localities are competing to receive federal funds and / or avoid federal sanctions, as Glazer describes states seeking to make AYP, then competition will produce a race to the bottom. (educationnext.org)