Charter Schools

The Jefferson County School District has submitted a plan to the state to retake control of its public schools. But that deal came with several conditions—including giving Jefferson one school year to raise the district’s grade from an F to a C.

The vote came after the Florida Board of Education said not renewing the charter contracts could lead to the Hillsborough County School District losing $950 million in state funding.

The Hillsborough County School Board will meet Tuesday after extended debate with state education officials about the nonrenewal of four charter school contracts.

The school board did not reverse its decision to not renew four charter school contracts, despite pressure from the state’s education commissioner.

Reasons cited for the charters' denial included large class sizes, poor academic records, and financial difficulties.

For-profit virtual charter schools have been dogged by complaints of low student performance, fraud and waste. Still, many are seeing a pandemic-induced enrollment surge.

TALLAHASSEE --- In an issue that has drawn heavy debate in the Legislature, a divided appeals court Wednesday backed the Palm Beach County School Board...

Nearly three years after lawmakers passed a controversial measure that sought to bolster charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down…

In a 95-page ruling, an administrative law judge Friday backed a decision by the Manatee County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school…

Nine county school boards, including Polk County, are going to the Florida Supreme Court in a battle about the constitutionality of a controversial 2017…

Nearly 300,000 students attend charter schools in Florida. Charters are taxpayer funded, privately run and are changing the state’s public education...

We spent the full hour taking a closer look at the growth of the charter school movement in Florida with: