Cut Last Session, Florida Republicans Now Want Adult Education in Charter Schools
The drip, drip, drip of public education funds going into the coffers of charter school cronies of state republicans continued yesterday. After the last legislative session, Florida began charging for adult education. Just four months later, they want to pitch it to charter schools. Writes Matt Dixon in the Florida Times-Union:
Each of Florida’s 154,780 charter school students shares a common trait: They are traditional, from kindergarten to high school.
A proposal being pushed by state Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach, looks to change that. Under her bill, state law would be tweaked to allow charter schools and nonprofits to offer adult education classes that are now mostly taken through public school districts or colleges.
Charter schools are funded by public dollars but operate independently of district school boards.
