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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: Great Miami Herald Series on Charters

Jersey Jazzman: Great Miami Herald Series on Charters:

Great Miami Herald Series on Charters

The Miami Herald did a terrific series about charter schools this month; if you haven't read it, you really should.

Here's a little something for those of you who think the talk of Wall Street making money off of the charter movement is worthy of a tin-foil hat:
Despite the criticism, the Zuluetas have repeated this business strategy across Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Through similar arrangements, the Zuluetas control more than 20 land companies doing business with Academica schools. These companies received about $19 million in lease payments in 2010, records show.
Zulueta said he and his brother hold a controlling interest in the land companies. The businesses also