Boca Raton considers seizing control of its schools

09-23-2009

By Marc Freeman/South Florida Sun Sentinel

Boca Raton's 10 public schools are a showcase of A-rated education. You'll find some of Palm Beach County's most desired campuses, high-tech learning and award-winning teachers. Yet city leaders and some parents say they'd like nothing better than to break away from the county school district and seize local control. The push to secede comes from frustration with recent mandates, including the removal of the traditional one-teacher model and new homework rules in elementary schools. Tonight, the City Council will vote on sanctioning a study into converting Boca Raton's public schools into charter schools run by the city. A report is due in eight months, which could be followed by parents and teachers voting at each school. (more...)

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