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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.
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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.
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The Hillsborough County School Board will meet Tuesday after extended debate with state education officials about the nonrenewal of four charter school contracts.
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The school board did not reverse its decision to not renew four charter school contracts, despite pressure from the state’s education commissioner.
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Reasons cited for the charters' denial included large class sizes, poor academic records, and financial difficulties.
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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.
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TALLAHASSEE --- In an issue that has drawn heavy debate in the Legislature, a divided appeals court Wednesday backed the Palm Beach County School Board...
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Nearly three years after lawmakers passed a controversial measure that sought to bolster charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down…
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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…
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Nine county school boards, including Polk County, are going to the Florida Supreme Court in a battle about the constitutionality of a controversial 2017…
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Nearly 300,000 students attend charter schools in Florida. Charters are taxpayer funded, privately run and are changing the state’s public education...
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We spent the full hour taking a closer look at the growth of the charter school movement in Florida with: