Will Charter USA “Stockpiling” in Florida be Boosted by its Friends in High Places?
The Orange county school board turned down a recent Charter USA’s application largely because the group hadn’t opened the building which had been previously ok’d. Writes Lauren Wright in the Orlando Sentinel:
Last October, the Orange school board approved a Charter Schools USA application for another Renaissance school that should have opened this fall. However, it was granted a one-year deferral in March because of problems finding a site.
That delay was one reason the board rejected Renaissance’s application last month.
“Before we take a chance on a second site, I’d want to see what you can do with our students,” said board member Joie Cadle.
“It smacks of stockpiling charters,”
