Manatee County Sheriff’s Office accused of double standard after September scuffle
As crowds looked on from a line waiting outside [...]
Two charters vie for same Sarasota campuses under ‘Schools of Hope’
CORRECTION: This article has been updated to reflect the [...]
Sarasota Schools drafted a plan to prevent ‘Schools of Hope’ takeovers. Here’s what’s in it.
Sarasota County Schools has drawn up a sweeping plan [...]
‘Schools of Hope’ law eyes underused public schools. But charters have empty seats, too
Florida’s new charter-school law promised to open more classrooms [...]
Most Suncoast lawmakers quiet as charter school expansion fuels local upheaval
The same Suncoast lawmakers who voted earlier this year [...]
‘Over my dead body.’ Manatee schools prepare to battle charter takeover plans
Two Manatee County school facilities are targets in a [...]
As Manatee targets illegal casinos, other counties’ crackdowns paid off
Marion County was riddled with storefront gambling dens — until [...]
‘Hostile takeover’: Charter operator files to occupy 3 Sarasota schools
Mater Academy Inc., a Miami-based charter school operator, has submitted [...]
Pam Ames takes on Arcadia’s toughest job: Saving Main Street
Pam Ames set out the donuts, stacked red clipboards [...]
Sarasota County seeks stormwater rate increase. But audit finds millions available.
Sarasota County administrators are stiff-arming recommendations from a stormwater [...]
