""I don't think that that's true," DeSantis said, focusing on the goals articulated by backers of the schools of hope expansion: That it would help "attract charter operators in areas that are very poor performing and one of the aspects of that was there's excess space in the school buildings that the charter operator could use that excess space and then do a program.""
"Democrats and some school district leaders are concerned about provisions of the new law that give schools of hope the ability to demand space to set up their operations in public schools - without having to pay rent or the cost of janitorial, cafeteria and other services."
"Having school districts provide the space and the services to the hope school operators was an incentive to get them to start or expand operations in the state, DeSantis said, pointing to Success Academy of New York City, which announced after the law and associated regulations were enacted that it would begin operating in Florida. A major Success Academy supporter is Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder and CEO of the hedge fund Citadel. He donated $50 million to support Success Academy's Florida expansion."
A new Florida law expands so-called schools of hope, allowing certain charter operators to demand free space and institutional services in public school buildings. Republican backers argue the measure will attract charter operators to underperforming areas by making unused school facilities available as incentives. Democrats and some school district leaders in Sarasota and Broward expressed concern that the law could harm existing public schools by shifting costs and space without rent or payment for janitorial, cafeteria, and other services. Success Academy announced plans to operate in Florida after the law, and Ken Griffin donated $50 million to support that expansion.
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