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Florida charter schools: big money, little oversight

“But while charter schools have grown into a $400-million-a-year business in South Florida, receiving about $6,000 in taxpayer dollars for every student enrolled, they continue to operate with little public oversight. Even when charter schools have been caught violating state laws, school districts have few tools to demand compliance. Charter schools have become a parallel […]

Rodney Tom explains why Democrats Hate Him

See Running as a Democrat for the state Senate, Rodney Tom attracts help from Republican-leaning groups and Comments comments

If words have any meaning, charter schools are unconstitutional

The point of charter schools is to provide an alternative to standard public schools.  As the text of I-1024 says, public charter schools are “independently managed public schools operated only by qualified nonprofit organizations.” Furthermore, Part I, Section 101 says: Public charter schools free teachers and principals from burdensome regulations that limit other public schools, […]