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DOE Spokesperson Clarifies Robinson’s Comments Regarding Charter School Performance | Scathing Purple Musings

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DOE Spokesperson Clarifies Robinson’s Comments Regarding Charter School Performance

Interim Director of Communications and External Affairs Hue Reynolds posted the following clarification in my comments section regarding Commissioner Gerard Robinson’s response to a question regarding a charter school’s past performance on applications:

A recent article in the Florida Times-Union truncated a response provided to them by Commissioner Robinson about charter schools, stating “Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson said Tuesday the state application for opening charter schools doesn’t need to address performance.” The Commissioner was responding to the details about an application question for