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Ken Griffin's $50 million donation supports Success Academy's plan to open up to five schools in Miami by 2027-28, enrolling 8,000 to 10,000 students within five years.
- On Thursday in Miami, Citadel founder and GOP megadonor Ken Griffin pledged $50 million to help Success Academy Charter Schools expand, announced with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and CEO Eva Moskowitz.
- Success Academy and Griffin's firm pushed Florida's GOP Legislature to pass a law easing restrictions and allowing schools of hope to co-locate inside public schools this year.
- Success Academy operates 59 schools for more than 20,000 students in New York City and plans three to five schools by the 2027-28 school year, enrolling 8,000 to 10,000 students within five years.
- Public education advocates warn districts face financial hits and enrollment declines due to charter growth, while Mina Hosseini, Executive Director of P.S. 305, called co-location a "corporate takeover" allowing charters public space use without accountability.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida leads with 1.4 million students using school choice, and the new rule lets schools of hope co-locate in public schools with DOE support.
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Billionaire Citadel CEO Ken Griffin says he is giving $50 million to help Success Academy Charter School expand in Miami as Florida leaders push to expand school choice. “We are the leading state for school choice in the entire United States of America,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference held at Florida International University as he spoke alongside Griffin and Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz. “We have 1.4 million students that are …
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