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Who Owns This School?

A charter school in Sarasota, Florida, is in court over a simple question: who owns the school?

The for-profit corporation Imagine Schools says it owns the school. The board of the charter fired Imagine and says the board owns the school.

The board didn’t like paying Imagine nearly $1 million a year for its services.

Charter operators around the nation will watch to find out: Who owns this school?

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Diane Ravitch

Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a historian of education. She is the Co-Founder and President of the Network for Publi...