Thursday, September 2, 2010

Schools Matter: Imagine in FL

Schools Matter: Imagine in FL

Imagine in FL

Here's a head scratcher: Florida recently gave $300,000 to Imagine Schools at South Vero through a state-funded grant program despite expressing concerns (just months ago!) about the relationship between the charter and the for-profit arm of Imagine.

Imagine tried to add a middle school to this elementary school, but their application was denied by the Indian River County School Board. The company appealed the decision, but the Charter School Appeal Commissionagreed there were some major concerns with Imagine's application (and their existing governance structure). One