schools of hope /tags/schools-of-hope schools of hope en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:57:24 GMT Miami-Dade school board grudgingly approves charter expansion /education/2026-04-24/success-academy-charter-miami-dade-school-board Board members agreed they didn't have enough time to go through the proposal to have Success Academy operate out of five existing high schools — saying they received it just the day before. "We're required to make a vote with a gun to our head," said board member Danny Espino. "I don't think that it's lost on us that we are negotiating from a weakened position." Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:57:24 GMT /education/2026-04-24/success-academy-charter-miami-dade-school-board Natalie La Roche Pietri 'Families deserve to know': District student data can be shared with charter schools, per state rule /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share The data that can be shared with publicly-funded, privately-run charter schools can include academic histories, disability status and disciplinary records. Beyond the charter operator, the information may also land in the hands of third-party vendors, according to speakers at a recent virtual conference. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:49:56 GMT /education/2025-12-16/charter-schools-floirda-student-share Natalie La Roche Pietri Coalition of South Florida parents, educators say new state law creates 'shadow school system' /education/2025-11-20/coalition-of-south-florida-parents-educators-say-new-state-law-creates-shadow-school-system The groups — including the United Teachers of Dade, NAACP Miami-Dade Branch, the Miami-Dade County Council of PTA/PTSA, and others — oppose the "co-location" efforts, which they argue threaten the financial stability and local control of the public education system. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:39:06 GMT /education/2025-11-20/coalition-of-south-florida-parents-educators-say-new-state-law-creates-shadow-school-system Diego Perdomo Charter ‘Schools Of Hope’ Get Extra Funding And Special Treatment. They’ll Soon Enroll Thousands. /news/2019-09-06/charter-schools-of-hope-get-extra-funding-and-special-treatment-theyll-soon-enroll-thousands Jefferson County isn’t just Florida’s first all-charter school district. It’s also home to the original “schools of hope.â€State lawmakers created the… Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:23:10 GMT /news/2019-09-06/charter-schools-of-hope-get-extra-funding-and-special-treatment-theyll-soon-enroll-thousands Jessica Bakeman Appeals Court Ratify Challenge To 2017 'Schools Of Hope' Law /news/2019-08-29/appeals-court-ratify-challenge-to-2017-schools-of-hope-law Rejecting arguments of numerous school boards across the state, an appeals court Thursday upheld the constitutionality of a controversial 2017 law that… Thu, 29 Aug 2019 20:06:25 GMT /news/2019-08-29/appeals-court-ratify-challenge-to-2017-schools-of-hope-law News service of Florida