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12/05/19 | David Hudson
podcastED: an interview with education choice advocate Virginia Walden Ford
Editor’s note: For more than two decades, education choice advocate Virginia Walden Ford has tirelessly championed families and students living in lower-income neighborhoods to ensure that all children have the...
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04/27/19 | David Hudson
revisitED: Jacksonville School for Autism helps students adapt to outside world
Editor’s note: redefinED is supporting National Autism Awareness Month each Saturday in April by reposting articles from our archives that celebrate those who champion the educational rights of children with...
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04/17/19 | David Hudson
podcastED: Senator Jeff Brandes on the future of public education
If you ask Florida Sen. Jeff Brandes (R-St. Petersburg) what he thinks the education world will look like in the year 2040, he’ll tell you it will be going back...
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04/03/19 | David Hudson
podcastED: Rep. Vance Aloupis on early childhood education, school choice
Rep. Vance Aloupis, R-Miami, narrowly beat his Democratic opponent in 2018 to represent Florida’s 115th District, a seat held by former Education Committee Chair Michael Bileca. One of many freshman...
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03/30/19 | David Hudson
revisitED – Jeb Bush: Information is power for low-income parents
Editor’s note: Today, redefinED continues to review pieces published previously on school accountability. This post, which originally appeared in June 2016, features former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in an interview...
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03/21/19 | David Hudson
House PreK-12 budget, school safety, charter school expansion and more
House budget released: The House PreK-12 education budget was released in the appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. The total budget was $21.6 billion, over $500 million less than the proposed budget released by...
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03/19/19 | David Hudson
Bills expanding Florida’s charter schools on the move in House committee
TALLAHASSEE – The House PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee on Tuesday passed two substantial bills impacting charter schools in Florida. HB 1197 would allow state universities and Florida College System (FCS) institutions...
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03/12/19 | David Hudson
Landmark education bill on path for passage this legislative session
A bill that would allow teachers and students to focus on mastery of grade-level skills rather than grades unanimously cleared the Senate Education Committee Tuesday. Filed by Sen. Jeff Brandes...
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03/04/19 | David Hudson
John Kirtley on universal vouchers, tax credit scholarships and more
Jeffrey Solochek of the Tampa Bay Times recently interviewed Step Up For Students Board Chair John Kirtley for a Times story on Florida’s education choice programs. Jeff’s questions and John’s...
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03/01/19 | David Hudson
A look-ahead to the Florida legislative session
The Florida Legislature kicks off its annual 60-day session Tuesday with a host of education issues at the top of lawmakers’ agendas, including expansion of educational choice options. Here are...
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02/05/19 | David Hudson
Senate Education Committee hears testimony about scholarship wait list
Step Up For Students president Doug Tuthill told a Florida Senate committee today that nearly 70,000 additional students could have been awarded Florida Tax Credit Scholarships had the requisite funding...
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01/23/19 | David Hudson
Top lawmakers preview legislative choice agenda
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Two of the Florida Legislature’s biggest players in education policy indicated Wednesday that accommodating students on waiting lists for education choice scholarships would be a priority in...
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01/21/19 | David Hudson
VIDEO: “I don’t want her to be just a number”
Celethia Davis, whose daughter, Brianna, is on a wait list for a Florida Tax Credit Scholarship, traveled from Jacksonville to Ft. Lauderdale for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appearance Monday at...
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12/21/18 | David Hudson
Wishing that fellow progressives stop fighting education choice
For my education wish this holiday season, I would like to participate in a storied tradition older than the Bolsheviks themselves – progressives going after their own. I am on...
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12/06/18 | David Hudson
DeSantis backs Corcoran for Education Commissioner
Lloyd Dunkenberger / News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Signaling that he will be open to the expansion of non-traditional school programs, Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he wants...
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12/04/18 | David Hudson
Stewart steps down as Education Commissioner
by News Service of Florida staff State Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said Tuesday that she will be stepping down from her post on Jan. 8. The decision, announced in a...
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09/04/18 | David Hudson
Florida schools roundup: Lead, teacher negotiations, air conditioning, and more.
Lead: The Polk County School District is testing more than 150 schools countywide for lead contamination in drinking and cooking water, with four of the first five schools checked showing elevated...
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