For-profit charter schools could be occupying established public school campuses

Charter schools sharing space with established public schools might be a reality soon in South Florida.

Under the state’s new Schools of Hope law, approved, for-profit charter school operators can take over sections of a school that are underutilized, rent-free, if that school also meets one of several criteria for being deemed underperforming.

There are currently no F or even D-rated schools in Miami-Dade County Public Schools or in Broward County Public Schools. Both districts are also A-rated…

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