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“Pushing Legislators to Bring Transparency to the Finances of Charter Schools” | Scathing Purple Musings

“Pushing Legislators to Bring Transparency to the Finances of Charter Schools” | Scathing Purple Musings:

“Pushing Legislators to Bring Transparency to the Finances of Charter Schools”

The editors of the Miami Herald have a wish list of goals for south Florida’s recovery. Here’s what they say about education:

Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed K-12 education budget, which invests almost $1 billion in public schools, is welcome, but it still leaves the system years behind in needed funding to repair old schools. Funding for the state’s universities and colleges, particularly Miami Dade College, remains a shell game that’s shortchanging students. At the federal level, we will continue to push for Congress to invest in Pell Grants for smart students who can’t afford college — an investment in growing the middle class. We will also be monitoring more-rigorous FCAT rules and pushing legislators to bring transparency to the finances of charter schools. We’ll also be looking at