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Charter schools could gain power to take over public schools

Published: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 8:30 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE — Charter schools would receive more construction money, greater freedom to expand and the ability to take over struggling public schools at the request of parents under two bills still in play as the legislative session winds down.

Conservative education reformers are back in the state Capitol this year with an array of proposals that would strengthen alternatives to Florida’s traditional public schools, from more private school