Florida DOE Puts Up $20 Million to Start Charter Schools; Teams With Gates, Broad and Walton Funded Group | Scathing Purple Musings

Florida DOE Puts Up $20 Million to Start Charter Schools; Teams With Gates, Broad and Walton Funded Group | Scathing Purple Musings:

Florida DOE Puts Up $20 Million to Start Charter Schools; Teams With Gates, Broad and Walton Funded Group

by Bob Sikes

From Topher Sanders of the Florida Times-Union:

The state and a nonprofit venture capital fund are teaming up to offer the largest pot of money ever in Florida to increased the number of high-performing charter schools.

The $30 million fund will help to start 30 charter schools over five years. The schools will serve about 15,000 students in the state.

Florida’s education department is putting up $20 million and the Florida Charter School Growth Fund is kicking in another $10 million.

The awards will go to schools organizations that already operate high-performing charter schools in