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Charter schools known as “Schools of Hope” will not be taking over high-performing schools across Florida but will instead be limited to the “toughest areas” in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday.

DeSantis’ comments were made at a news conference in Orlando about his proposed budget. He was responding to a reporter’s question about whether the state planned to provide more resources to school districts that may now be required by state law to share space rent-free with charter schools that the state designates as schools of hope. He said schools of hope won’t have the dramatic impact that many have feared.

“They are going to the toughest areas that we have, where a lot of people have given up on some of these students, and they are g

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