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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

SHOCKER! State Rules in Favor of Charter Schools USA and its Well-Connected CEO

SHOCKER! State Rules in Favor of Charter Schools USA and its Well-Connected CEO Over the Orange County School Board | Scathing Purple Musings:

SHOCKER! State Rules in Favor of Charter Schools USA and its Well-Connected CEO Over the Orange County School Board

You really didn’t think a state commission stocked with hand-picked political appointees would rule againstCharter Schools USA CEO Jonathan Hage? You know that guy who was on Rick Scott’s education transition team? And the same guy who’s recognized as an education reform rock star by Jeb Bush’s education foundation? Or the same guy who’s corporation has dumped big bucks into the campaign coffers of state GOP legislators and their state party. And Jeb Bush’s foundation, too?

From the Orlando Sentinel:

The commission said Orange County was wrong to deny an application by Renaissance Charter School, which wants to open a school in the district this fall. In October the School Board turned