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In PBC’s Largest Charter School Chain, 1 In 5 Teachers Weren’t Certified To Teach

Greg Lovett
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Palm Beach Post
Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm opened in 2014 west of Lantana.

At one Renaissance campus more than a third of teachers had no state certification, The Palm Beach Post found.

Renaissance Charter Schools grew into Palm Beach County’s largest charter school chain with seven years of promises about cutting-edge classrooms and innovative teaching.

But as the schools market themselves to parents with personalized lessons and extended school days, their classrooms are staffed with an extraordinary number of temporary and uncertified teachers, a Palm Beach Post investigation found.

Read more at the Palm Beach Post

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