Posted on 09/29/2025 7:33:46 AM PDT by Twotone
Florida’s board of education signed off Wednedsay on a major expansion of charter schools in the state, clearing the way for the privately run schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public schools.
It’s the latest push by Florida officials to expand school choice in a state that has long been a national model for conservative education policy. The move comes as some public schools are closing their doors as they grapple with declining enrollments, aging facilities and post-pandemic student struggles.
The new regulations approved by the state board build on a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this year to allow operators to open more “schools of hope,” charter schools that are meant to serve students from persistently low-performing schools.
“We have operators that want to come in and give the best education to those who are in schools that haven’t been getting the greatest education,” Republican state Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka said while defending her bill on the House floor earlier this year.
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Like all the other aggressive violent panhandlers, that squirrel will be back on the street in an hour, “no bail”.
Uh... sorry, wrong thread! (At least it wasn’t two or three of ‘em! :-) )
School choice is necessary. Charter schools can be an option. Yet based on the South Carolina experience, Charter schools can become nothing more than public schools wrapped in sheep’s clothing. Parents must do due diligence.
+1
The Teachers Union down there is going ballistic. And test scores are going up. Win/win.
10/22 + CCI quiet 22 = /squirrel.
Totally agree. Private and charter school teachers are presumably coming out of the same teacher schools the public school teachers are.
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