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Charter School Explosion: Are they Fulfilling the Promise?
(Part 2 of 7)

by | Jun 20, 2014 | Featured Articles

By Patricia W. Hall

This is the second in a series of seven articles regarding Charter schools and their changing relationship to our community.

The Education Committee of the Hillsborough County League of Women Voters has participated in a statewide study of Florida’s charter schools led by the Alachua County League. Twenty–one local leagues conducted studies representing 27 counties from Dade to Escambia. The League of Women Voters has been a strong proponent of quality public school education throughout our 70-year history in Florida. The League supports the Florida Constitution, which defines a uniform, high-quality public school system as a paramount duty of the state. (more…)

Charter School Explosion: Are they Fulfilling the Promise?
(Part 1 of 7)

by | Jun 10, 2014 | Featured Articles

By Patricia W. Hall

This is the first in a series of seven articles regarding Charter schools and their changing relationship to our community.

The first charter school in Hillsborough County opened in 1997 with Richardson Montessori Academy. It was one of the first five charter schools opened in Florida after legislation was passed authorizing charter schools in the state. Like all early charters, it had a specific mission and was led by a board of dedicated educators and parents. Its founding principal, Mrs. Tommie Brumfield, has continued educating and teaching her kindergarten and elementary students all these years. (more…)