Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a South Florida stop to announce a new system of charter schools that will be opening in the state, starting in Miami-Dade County.

7News cameras on Thursday captured the governor at Florida International University in West Miami-Dade as he announced the expansion of school choice by opening a new charter school system called Success Academy.

The charter schools were started in New York, and now they’re coming to Florida, thanks to a mix of state funding and private donations, including a $50 million from the CEO of Citadel, a hedge fund company that relocated its headquarters from New York to South Florida.

DeSantis said Success Academy will be opening some brand-new schools, but they will also be able to overtake underperforming public schools or empty sp

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