Geoff Fox, Author at NextSteps: Step Up For Students

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07/25/19 | Geoff Fox

Colorado non-profits focused on out-of-school learning

Two Denver-based non-profits are working to expand learning experiences outside classroom walls. ReSchool Colorado is partnering with the Donnell-Kay Foundation on a state ballot initiative that would establish a state-funded...

07/13/19 | Geoff Fox

Siblings find safety, inspiration and second family at charter school

Editor’s note: Throughout July, redefinED is revisiting stories that shine a light on extraordinary schools. Today’s spotlight, first published in August 2018, relates how a third-grader who experienced bullying was able to...

07/11/19 | Geoff Fox

Charter schools outperform traditional public schools in 2018-19

More than half of Florida’s charter schools earned an A grade in 2018-19 compared to 32 percent of traditional public schools based on school grades released this morning by the...

07/10/19 | Geoff Fox

Charter school grad, aspiring singer hits academic high notes

She impatiently waits for the day she can spread herself thin For the day when her momma says, “You can do anything you want to if you sacrifice a bit”...

07/05/19 | Geoff Fox

DOE’s Adam Miller takes job with IDEA Public Schools

Adam Miller, who has led the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice for nearly six years, is leaving the agency for a job with IDEA...

07/03/19 | Geoff Fox

Charter school grad thrives at FSU despite horrific past

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida – Warrior. That’s the word inscribed on a shaft of arrows Zoe Jenkins recently had tattooed on the inside of her left arm. It perfectly describes...

06/28/19 | Geoff Fox

DeSantis budget cuts to impact Florida charter schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed just over $1.35 million in funding that would have gone to several charter schools around the state, including Academy at the Farm in Pasco...

06/20/19 | Geoff Fox

‘Historic’ private school conference kicks off in Lakeland

Lakeland, Fla. – More than 850 private school educators packed Victory Christian Academy this morning for a two-day conference featuring national speakers and workshops on teaching, learning and student assessment...

05/31/19 | Geoff Fox

Charter school ‘Nerds’ head to National Science Olympiad

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – They may call themselves “The Nerds,” but to their peers at the River City Science Academy charter school, the group of 15 dedicated bookworms is as celebrated...

05/22/19 | Geoff Fox

DeSantis touts funding boost for Gardiner Scholarship

JACKSONVILLE – Returning to the school where he first pledged to eliminate a waiting list for the Gardiner Scholarship, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday celebrated a boost in state funding...

05/15/19 | Geoff Fox

Florida’s Teacher of the Year focuses on social, emotional learning

Editor’s note: redefinED is paying tribute to National Charter Schools Week with this spotlight on Joy Prescott, 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year. To learn more about the National Alliance...

04/30/19 | Geoff Fox

House passes Family Empowerment Scholarship

After a lengthy, contentious hearing that lasted parts of two days, the House of Representatives on Tuesday sent to the governor a bill creating a new state-funded K-12 scholarship for...

04/25/19 | Geoff Fox

‘Monumental day’: Senate passes Family Empowerment Scholarship

In a party-line vote, the Florida Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would create the state-funded Family Empowerment Scholarship, which would eliminate the waiting list for low-income families seeking...

04/18/19 | Geoff Fox

Senate committee passes amended scholarship bill

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would create a new state-funded program to eliminate a waiting list of 13,000 for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship for...

04/15/19 | Geoff Fox

DeSantis: New scholarship program would put parents “in driver’s seat”

TAMPA – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday reiterated his pledge to establish a state-funded program that would eliminate the 13,000 students on a waiting list to receive the Florida...

04/12/19 | Geoff Fox

Florida Legislature: Week 6 wrap-up

Lawmakers moved forward in the sixth week of the session on several bills related to school choice. Here is a brief recap. The House Ways and Means Committee approved PCB...

04/09/19 | Geoff Fox

Landmark skills bill clears House Education Committee

A bill that would allow teachers and students to focus on mastery of grade-level skills rather than grades cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday. The bill, HB 401, would expand an...

04/05/19 | Geoff Fox

Florida Legislature: Week 5 wrap-up

The fifth week of the legislative session may have been most notable for what didn’t happen, as a House floor hearing on a bill that would eliminate a waiting list...

03/29/19 | Geoff Fox

Florida Legislature: Week 4 wrap-up

The House Committee on Appropriations moved forward with a bill that would end the waiting list for families seeking the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship. Here’s a brief recap of that...

03/27/19 | Geoff Fox

House bill to create Family Empowerment Scholarship moves ahead

TALLAHASSEE – A bill that would eliminate a waiting list for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship for low-income students – but also slash the value of the vouchers – passed...