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Representative warns "Schools of Hope" language risks private takeover of public campuses
Summary
A state representative told the Broward delegation that implementing language for the state's "Schools of Hope" program, inserted late in the budget process, could allow charter operators to claim high-performing public school buildings and disrupt existing programs without guardrails.
A Broward state representative warned that recently enacted implementation language for the state's "Schools of Hope" initiative risks allowing charter operators to take over high-performing public school sites and claimed the change was inserted in the budget last session without adequate safeguards.
Representative Robin Bartleman told the delegation the bill language…
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