Recently, before the Florida Board of Education cast a vote that would shut down a Clay County charter school, a local activist said officials were making the right move. The school was so low-performing, he argued, that no matter where it’s students ended up, they’d likely be better off. Last[Read More…]
Tag: charter school closings
Fewer charter schools are opening because fewer are applying
Last month, fresh charter school numbers had several observers asking: Why are fewer charters opening? A new report from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers offers some clues. In short, it finds fewer groups are applying to open new schools. Over the past five years, the approval rate for[Read More…]
When charter schools go traditional
Four Florida charter schools face closure after receiving multiple F’s under the state’s grading system, but at least two will likely re-open under new management: Their local school districts. The Tampa Bay Times has detailed the closure of University Preparatory Academy, a charter school that opened three years ago in an academically[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, testing, lawsuits and more
Tax credit scholarships. Duval school board member Jason Fischer writes about the benefits of the program in the Florida Times-Union. Charter schools. Two South Florida charter schools close suddenly, sending parents scrambling. Sun-Sentinel. As West Palm Beach prepares to open a municipal charter, it can draw lessons from successes and failures[Read More…]
Three ‘double-F’ charter schools to close after board denies waivers
The first day of the school year brought grim news to three Florida charter schools, who learned this morning that they will have to close because of their performance. State law requires the schools to lose their charters after earning failing grades from the state in two straight years. The[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Jeb Bush, charter schools, Broad Prize hopes & more
Charter schools. Democratic lawmakers have filed several bills to reign in problems that arise when charter schools close, reports Gradebook. Miami-Dade County planners reject a charter school’s proposal to grow on the site of a former private school, reports the Miami Herald. Jeb Bush. Talks Florida-style ed reform in Texas. Dallas Morning News. Texas[Read More…]
Florida roundup: No compromise, no Robin Hood, no metal detectors & more
Don’t back up, don’t back down. “Compromise” may be a watchword for 2013, but it wouldn’t be a good thing for education reform, writes Jeanne Allen, founder and president of The Center for Education Reform, in the Huffington Post. She points to Florida as a state that hasn’t compromised on[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Charter school closing, school choice battle, pushback & more
School choice battle. The Palm Beach Post sees one unfolding in the coming legislative session. Charter school closing. Global Outreach Academy, citing financial problems, tells Flagler school district officials on New Year’s Day that it’s shutting down immediately, reports FlaglerLive.com. Another charter school closes mid-year in Lee County, reports the Fort[Read More…]