Palm Beach County may be a new area of expansion for charter schools looking to share space on the campuses of traditional schools.

The Palm Beach County School District received 69 requests from three charter school providers expressing their intent to open “Schools of Hope” starting in the 2027-28 school year on 46 campuses in the county.

Schools of hope initially were created as alternatives to failing district-run schools, but the law was greatly expanded this year. The focus has now shifted to allowing charter schools to operate rent-free on campuses that have extra space due to declining enrollment.

Two providers making requests in Palm Beach County, Mater Academy and Somerset, are both owned by the giant charter company Academica. They provided an identical list of 14 campuses to

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