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A Victory For Students With Disabilities In Palm Beach County

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, News, Press releases
IDEA, students with disabilities
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL − After pressure from the Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA), the Superintendent of Palm Beach County schools has decided to restore full IDEA funding for students with disabilities who attend charter schools. In September, the Palm Beach School district drastically cut the IDEA funding formula allocated to students attending charter schools.…
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FCSA testifies in support of high performing replication application

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, News, Press releases
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FCSA Director of Government Affairs, Ralph Arza, along with community leaders and parents testified in support of the Somerset Academy replication application at the Port St.Lucie school board meeting on Sept. 22.  The highest performing high school in the county, Somerset College Prep had submitted an application to open a middle school using a charter…
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Florida Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools, Data Shows

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases, Research & Publications
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  Education News – April 2013 – According to data collected by the Florida Department of Education, charter schools in the state are outperforming their traditional public school peers. The report – titled Student Achievement in Florida’s Charter Schools: A Comparisons of the Performance of Charter School Students with Traditional Public School Students — found…
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