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Charter Schools USA Lands Third Multi-Million Dollar Loan Since 2010
From MELODIKA.net: Ziegler, a specialty investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $59,320,000 Series 2012 Bond issue for Renaissance Charter School, Inc. (Renaissance). This 2012 financing is the third for the borrower which includes a … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, education, education reform, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, Florida schools, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, Jonathan Hage, Renaissnance, school grades, testing
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Mavericks’ Florida PAC, their Walton Family and Sallie Mae Backers and Federal Taxpayer Dollars
Sometime after July 8, 2011, Academica boss Fernando Zulueta decided to transfer the non-profit corporation he used to promote his for-profit charter school empire to someone else. Between then and April 3rd of this year, an agreement was reached to … Continue reading
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Tagged Academica, Building Hope, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, education, education reform, FCAT, Fernando Zulueta, Florida, Florida Association of Public Charter Schools, Florida consortium of public charter schools, florida education, florida republicans, florida school reform bill, for profit, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, Lauren Hollander, Mavericks, michelle rhee, privatization, Renaissnance, Richard Moreno, Salvaore j Bruno, school grades, testing
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Legal Questions Loom Over High-Achieving Charter Schools Bill as Challenges Move to Appellate Courts
In the Lakeland Ledger: TALLAHASSEE | Battles over the Florida Board of Education’s approval of two new charter schools in Polk and Seminole counties are headed to appeals courts, lawyers said Friday. The state board last month overturned county decisions … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, Cheri shannon, DOE, education, education reform, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, Jonathan Hage, local school boards, Polk, Renaissnance, rick scott, SB 1546, school boards, school reform, Seminole
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