About The Author

Donna Winchester

Donna Winchester is managing editor of redefinED. A former journalist, she spent 10 years covering K-12 and higher education for the Tampa Bay Times. She left the newsroom in 2009 to lead Pinellas County Schools' communications team and then served for four years as director of strategic communications at the University of Florida.
01/19/19
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A national poll conducted by the American Federation for Children shows that support for school choice stands at 67 percent,...
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07/23/18
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  TAMPA – To challenge students in his first-period social studies class, professional animator-turned-educator Nick Gallo-Lopez asked them to imagine...
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04/23/18
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JACKSONVILLE – Dana Roberts had high hopes for her 5-year-old son, DJ, as she readied him for his first day...
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03/06/18
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ORLANDO – The invitation to visit central Florida’s newest charter school landed in Dawn and John Chaney’s mailbox at exactly...
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01/24/18
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JACKSONVILLE – The rock seemed to come out of nowhere, startling the boys walking home from school in the calm...
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12/20/17
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ORLANDO – Mia Freytas navigates the hallways of Renaissance Charter School at Hunter’s Creek like a rock star, high-fiving teachers,...
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