"Success Academy, a major charter network in New York City, and Griffin's firm pushed for the new state law, which Florida legislators slipped into a budget package on the 105th and final day of what was supposed to be a 60-day session. The measure clears the way for charter schools known as "schools of hope" to "co-locate" inside traditional public schools and qualify for millions of dollars in additional state funding."
"Lawmakers created the schools of hope program in 2017 to encourage more publicly funded, privately run schools to open in areas where traditional public schools had been failing for years, giving students and families in those neighborhoods a way to bail out of a struggling school. This year's law loosens restrictions on where schools of hope can operate, allowing them to set up within the walls of a public school - even a high-performing one - if the campus has underused or vacant facilities."
Success Academy will expand in Miami after Florida enacted a new law easing restrictions on charter schools and increasing access to state subsidies. Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz and donor Ken Griffin for the announcement; Griffin pledged $50 million toward the expansion. Legislators inserted the measure into a budget package on the 105th day of the session. The law allows 'schools of hope' to co-locate inside traditional public schools and qualify for additional funding. The 2017 schools of hope program targets publicly funded, privately run alternatives in underperforming neighborhoods and now can use underused public school facilities.
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