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Pinellas board flags changes to Florida's "Schools of Hope" law, urges public input
Summary
Caprice Edmond, Pinellas County School Board vice chair, urged residents on Oct. 28 to contact state legislators over recent 2025 changes to Florida's Schools of Hope law, saying the revisions could allow charter operators to open within district schools without local approval or rent.
Caprice Edmond, Pinellas County School Board vice chair, urged residents on Oct. 28 to contact state legislators over recent 2025 changes to Florida's Schools of Hope law, saying the revisions could allow charter operators to open within district schools without local approval or rent.
Edmond told the board the updated law changes the metric used to define a "persistently low-performing" school, adds federally designated "opportunity zones," and allows charters to…
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