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There’s Now a Second Failing Charter Operator Who Was on Rick Scott’s Education Transition Team | Scathing Purple Musings

There’s Now a Second Failing Charter Operator Who Was on Rick Scott’s Education Transition Team | Scathing Purple Musings

There’s Now a Second Failing Charter Operator Who Was on Rick Scott’s Education Transition Team

A Florida Today story about the failing Imagine school in West Melbourne revealed some troublesome financials. Here’s my post. While Imagine made close to $10 million in the sale of the property to a management company, its on the hook for $1.4 million a year back to the same company. Imagine’s property outlay is twice what charter schools normally pay.

It appears that the Imagine school has friends in high places. It’s CEO was on Rick Scott’s education transition