Mavericks High in Homestead Makes Headlines -- This Time for Guns
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| A Mavericks student was arrested for bringing a gun to school. |
The clashes with police brought renewed attention to a school that was the subject of a New Times investigation last year. Mavericks is part of a chain of charter schools designed to serve at-risk students who would otherwise drop out. It's run by a for-profit company, Mavericks in Education Florida, headed by Frank Biden, the vice president's brother. But the schools -- particularly the Homestead campus -- have been plagued by problems since they began opening in 2009. Last year, two former employees filed whistle-blower lawsuits alleging that the Mavericks in Homestead inflates attendance records, alters grades, and does not offer standard Florida high school diplomas. Mavericks officials have denied the allegations.
Florida Department of Education records show Mavericks High in Homestead graduated just 4.5 percent of students in the 2010-11 school year. In fact, none of the Mavericks schools has managed to graduated even half its eligible students. To read New Times' in-depth investigation of the Mavericks chain, click here.
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