Florida charter schools' track record at issue in expansion
Should KIPP’s 'F' school be a factor in approving new applications?
Posted: October 26, 2011 - 2:48am | Updated: October 26, 2011 - 6:39am
By 
Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson said Tuesday the state application for opening charter schools doesn’t need to address performance.
The application doesn’t take into account whether a charter organization already has schools open and how those schools are performing.
KIPP Jacksonville has applied to open two new elementary schools in the Duval County even though KIPP Impact Middle earned an “F” after its first year.
Robinson was in Amelia Island Tuesday as part of a panel at the annual National Association of Charter School Authorizers Leadership Conference. The association focuses on improving the policies and
Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2011-10-26/story/florida-charter-schools-track-record-issue-expansion#ixzz1bz9B0ubw
