POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A charter school in Lakeland celebrated an expansion on Wednesday. IDEA Lakeland tripled its number of classrooms, and school officials say this is just the beginning.

What You Need To Know • A charter school in Lakeland celebrated an expansion on Wednesday • IDEA Lakeland tripled its number of classrooms, and school officials say this is just the beginning • Some are concerned that increased funding to charter or private schools will take away from public schools

IDEA Lakeland Principal, Dr. Debra Wright, knows how to get her students fired up and excited to learn. The school has a brand new cafeteria, and that’s just part of the expansion. There will be an additional 38 classrooms as well.

“Right now, we’re at 763, and that’s because we’re just offering kinde

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