http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080523/NEWS/805230359/1661
Imagine Schools, an education management company, is expanding in Florida. The company manages 51 schools across the country and it views south Florida as ripe for spreading its educational philosophy of parental involvement, individualized teaching, and character development. Company officials say the slow economy is helping to fuel its growth. Tough times are leading many parents who pay to put their children in private schools, or home-school them, to enroll their children in Imagine schools because tuition is paid for with state tax dollars, said Karl Huber, a development director for Imagine. A district official, Manatee schools spokeswoman Margi Nanney, said she believes district schools provide more programs and opportunities for students than most public charter schools, but she welcomes more choices for parents. "If you feel like your child would do better in a school like that, then you should consider that option," she said.
Source: Herald Tribune
Date: 05/22/2008
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