How a Florida principal with a controversial history became a SC charter school kingpin - Post and Courier

Charter schools are public schools paid for by taxpayer dollars and are subject to less regulation than traditional public schools. They came onto the education scene in the 1990s as a potential solution to historic achievement gaps that plagued public schools in many states. The concept: If a school did not have to abide by as many rules, it could experiment more with its teaching methods, tailoring lessons to meet individual students’ needs. Read more here