6abc first reported on this issue in 2023. Critics say companies using barnacles are skirting the city's Ticket-to-Tow law. | 6abc Action News

A CBS News Investigation looks at the rise of taxpayer-funded charter schools offering a “classical” education. Touting a more traditional curriculum, the schools are often pitched as a conservative alternative to regular public schools. But they also tend to operate with less oversight. Parents in Fort Myers, Florida told us they were left scrambling when the Optima Classical Academy failed to open. Meanwhile, a CBS News review of tax filings between 2020 and 2023 shows other Optima-run schools