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  • Overview of "Schools of Hope" Rule

    Florida’s Schools of Hope rule governs how pre-approved charter management organizations, called Hope Operators, can establish charter schools under Section 1002.333, F.S.

    The 2025 amendments dramatically expand the program’s reach — giving these private operators sweeping access to district-owned buildings, student data, and local education resources, while sharply limiting the authority of locally elected school boards.

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  • Overview of "Persistently Low-Performing Schools" Overview

    Enacted in 2017 and repeatedly amended through 2025, Florida Statute §1002.333 establishes the “Schools of Hope”program — a state policy that allows charter management organizations, known as Hope Operators, to open “Schools of Hope” in or near areas designated as persistently low-performing or within Florida Opportunity Zones.

    While framed as an intervention strategy for struggling schools, the statute effectively creates a parallel system of privately operated schools that can take over local facilities and enroll district students with minimal local oversight.

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    Talking Points

    Public dollars should strengthen neighborhood public schools — not subsidize privately run takeovers.
    The new Schools of Hope rule shifts control, funding, and facilities away from locally governed public schools and toward state-approved charter operators, reducing transparency and local voice in community education decisions.

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  • Downlaod and share this document with your friends and neighbors. Florida students deserve better. We can support them by ensuring they, not private corporations, receive the resources they need.

    Schools of Nope One Pager

    Download this resource to share with your friends and neighbors. Florida students deserve better, and by sharing this information and contacting legislators, we can ensure all students have access to a brighter future.

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    Why Florida Must Repeal the Schools of Hope Rules

    If Florida truly wants to support its students, it should invest in what works: smaller classes, competitive pay, and schools that serve every child. Instead, the Schools of Hope rules funnel resources to unaccountable operators who don’t bring in new students, they take the ones we already have.

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  • Behind the Curtain: The Push for “Schools of Hope” and the Takeover of Public Education

    Parents, educators, and advocates pulled back the curtain on Florida’s new “Schools of Hope” takeover plan—revealing how these policies strip resources from neighborhood schools, target vulnerable students, and pave the way for private operators. The discussion offered tools and strategies to push back locally and protect public schools as community anchors for all students.

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  • Charter School Reckoning: Unmasking the Impact on Public Education

    “Charter School Reckoning: Unmasking the Impact on Public Education” 📌 Event Summary: Join us for a powerful virtual info and training session grounded in the findings of the Charter School Reckoning report, published by the National Center for Charter Accountability, a project of the Network for Public Education (NPE). 📚 We’ll explore how decades of unchecked charter school expansion have diverted billions from public schools, fueled segregation, and eroded community control of education.

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  • A Cautionary Tale from NYC: How Co-Location Undermines Public Schools

    Join Families for Strong Public Schools for an eye-opening conversation with parents, teachers, and students from New York City who have lived through the consequences of charter school co-locations. In this session, participants will hear firsthand how the co-location of privately operated charter schools within public school buildings disrupted learning environments, deepened inequities, and diverted resources away from neighborhood schools.

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