Robinson Says Charter School Performance Doesn’t Matter in Application Process
From the Florida Times-Union’s Topher Sanders:
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
