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Competition from charter schools has been shown to increase composite test scores in traditional district schools.

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Florida State Profile
Last updated: 05-05-2008  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Florida Department of Education
Florida Consortium of Charter Schools
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1996 356 98,000

Statewide Support Organizations
FL Dept. of Ed.: Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice
 Florida Charter School Resource Center
 Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
 Florida Department of Education
News
Florida Senate Passes Charter Bill Requiring Performance Reports and Forbidding Conflicts of Interest 3/28/08
Palm Beach County School Board Seeks to Regain Exclusive Control over Charters 3/5/08
Florida May Increase Restrictions on Charter Schools 2/8/08
Predominantly Hispanic Charter Schools Named Among 'America's Best High Schools’ by U.S. News and World Report 1/7/08
Florida Lawmakers to Push for Greater Academic Scrutiny and Fiscal Supervision of Charter Schools 12/4/07

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Resources
Building a Typology of Charter Schools in Texas
Charter School Application Requirements are Reasonable; Financial Management Problematic
Charter School Performance Similar to Other Public Schools; Accountability Needs Improvement
Charter Schools and Student Achievement in Florida
Charter Schools Need Improved Academic Accountability and Financial Management

Legislative Summary
Law:   Florida Charter Education Statutes as Revised by the 2003 Florida Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2003

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Local boards and state universities are the primary charter approving agencies.

Length of charter:   3, 10, or 15-year terms

Caps on number of schools:   No cap for conversion charter schools. Yearly cap for start-up charter schools varies by the population of a district. Charter schools are limited to no more than 28 in each school district that has 100,000 or more students; no more than 20 charter schools in each school district that has 50,000 to 99,999 students; and no more than 12 charter schools in each school district that has fewer than 50,000 students.

Funding:   Comparable with other public schools

Special Education in Charter Schools by State.