Sports Leadership and Management Charter School (SLAM) is a public

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for intermediate and secondary grade levels in

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. There are two other SLAM campuses: By 2015 the

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campus opened, and in 2016 the

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campus opened. The rapper

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founded SLAM, which opened in 2013. He chose to focus the school on vocational studies to attract students who were uninterested in academic subjects. He formed a partnership between the school and the

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Programs

By 2021 the Miami campus had the only high school student-operated

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station.

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