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 [...]
Inside the Manatee casino case that named 1-800-ASK-GARY founder and went nowhere
When Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies raided the Spin Fun [...]
‘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 [...]
Charter expansions jeopardize Sarasota’s Wilkinson Elementary. Others could be next.
Sarasota County Schools announced preliminary plans last month to [...]
Manatee County to weigh crackdown on illegal adult arcades after media investigation
Manatee County soon will consider a plan to crack [...]
DOGE audit makes Manatee County a test case for defying DeSantis and developers
Manatee County voters snubbed Tallahassee last fall when they [...]
DeSantis says Republicans surged past Democrats in Florida voter rolls. Is that true?
Yes. In a fiery speech on Aug. 2, Florida Gov. [...]
