Tag: Polk County School District
New proposals for charter school collaboration in Central Florida
Three large school districts along Florida’s I-4 corridor are angling for grants that could help them draw nationally recognized charter school networks to low-income neighborhoods. The Orange, Polk and Hillsborough County school districts applied this month for $2.5 million in funding from round two of the Florida Department of Education’s district-charter collaboration program.... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, state chiefs, testing and more
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