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Some very interesting information on how the Florida Charter sector is performing in comparison to the regular public schools. According to Florida Department of Education data, Florida had more than 270,000 charter school students in the 2015-16 school year. More than 16 percent of Florida’s public schools are charters and 9 percent of students are…

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The 4th DCA almost slid  a decision by us that we had been waiting to see: the Appeal  from the ALJ’s  order in the St. Lucie Case charter school case. St. Lucie ALJ Charter Ruling. Oral argument had been set in this case and then rescheduled, and the Court disposed of oral argument and entered a…

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Based on this decision, a student government case can’t be brought unless the action complained of violates a law other than just the internal policies relating to student government.  In other words, a violation of SGA rules alone does not a court case make. The First District Court of Appeal said it agrees with FAMU…

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An appeals court Friday said it is up to the Florida Department of Education to handle a complaint from a parent who argues her children should receive more aid under the state’s John M. McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Program. Court Opinion The 5th District Court of Appeal sided with the Seminole County School…

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Previously, the panel was made up of the following: eight teachers; five administrators, including at least one from a private school; seven lay citizens, five of whom are parents of public school students and are unrelated to public school employees, and two of whom are former school board members; and five sworn law enforcement officials.Under…

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Yesterday, in a unanimous decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed a trial court and held that the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship Act did not violate Oklahoma’s constitutional ban on direct or indirect aid to sectarian institutions (Blaine Amendment). Here is the full Opinion. Relevant excerpts below: Thus, the question we must resolve is whether under…

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As promised, this morning’s presentation the 2015 Florida Charter Law Update is posted here Florida Charter School Legal 2015

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This article about Paramount Charter School in Broward came out  about a week ago, and seemed to point out some serious problems at the charter school.  Yet, as the below quote sets out, once again, a district school board member is saying that there is nothing that can be done, regulation is too weak.  I…

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The Palm Beach School District is in the news again for charter school denials, denying three charters this week, as set out in the below article.  Unfortunately, they are becoming one of the of the most hostile districts to charters in Florida, as is evidenced by the current appeal in which they are challenging the…

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