League of Women Voters of Manatee County

Charter Schools: References of Interest

  1. Title XLVII, K-20 Education Code, Chapter 1002: Student and Parental Rights and Educational Choices; 1002.33 Charter Schools.
    http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=1000-1099/1002/Sections/1002.33.html
  2. Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of Education, Florida
    http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/charter-schools/
  3. Florida Principles and Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/9905/urlt/PrinciplesStandards.pdf
  4. Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools: Florida’s Charter Support Organization Since 1999
    https://www.floridacharterschools.org/all-about-florida-charter-schools
  5. The Hidden Costs of Charter School Choice Privatizing Public Education in Florida By Alan Stonecipher, Brad Ashwell and Ben Wilcox September 2018
    http://www.integrityflorida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/charter-school-report-final.pdf
  6. The surprising source of key data in a report critical of U.S. Charter School Program
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/01/03/surprising-source-key-data-report- critical-us-charter-school-program/
  7. Executive summary for Asleep at the Wheel
    https://networkforpubliceducation.org/asleepatthewheel/
    https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Executive-Summary.pdf
  8. Still Asleep at the Wheel December 2019
    https://networkforpubliceducation.org/stillasleepatthewheel/
    https://networkforpubliceducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Asleep-at-the-Wheel-Florida-Charters.pdf
  9. Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools and still fails to adequately monitor grants
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/03/25/report-us-government-wasted-up-billion-charter-schools-still-fails-adequately-monitor-grants/
  10. Failed charter schools cost federal government almost $505M in nine years: report
    https://thehill.com/policy/finance/other/473782-failed-charter-schools-cost-federal-government-almost-505m-in-nine-years
  11. New Report: Charter Fraud And Waste Worse Than We Thought
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/12/10/new-report-charter-fraud-and-waste-worse-than-we-thought/#125aadc57a22