Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion
HB 1 no longer stands alone. State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on...
Read More >All eyes on Oklahoma as state board considers allowing nation’s first religious virtual charter school
A meeting of an obscure state board set for Tuesday could swing open the door to religious charter schools nationwide....
Read More >podcastED: Drexel Fund leader: Help is here for ed entrepreneurs
On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Eric Oglesbee, director of the Founders Program for the Drexel Fund....
Read More >Virtual charter school board member mom to Florida lawmakers: ‘Empower parents for greater customization’
Melissa Ley left her job as a teacher at a public school to let her daughters learn at home after...
Read More >Word for Word: For House co-sponsor, HB 1 is personal
Editor’s note: In addition to being a co-sponsor of HB 1, which would offer all Florida families access to education...
Read More >‘Transformational’ education choice bill wins approval in first legislative hearing
A bill that would extend eligibility for flexible spending accounts to all K-12 students cleared its first hurdle today on...
Read More >podcastED: Veteran Florida Virtual School teacher looks at the past, present and future of virtual education
On this episode, reimaginED senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Mary Mitchell, an award-winning educator at Florida Virtual School. Mitchell,...
Read More >Education choice expansion bill endorsed by statewide business group Florida Council of 100
A statewide group of top business leaders has endorsed landmark legislation that would extend education choice to all K-12 students...
Read More >Word for Word: Florida House speaker explains how HB 1 will create opportunities to customize learning
Editor's note: Last week, Florida House leaders announced the filing of HB 1, a landmark bill that would expand education choice...
Read More >Florida proposes 'transformational' legislation that would extend education savings accounts to all K-12 students
A bill that Florida leaders are calling “transformational” would greatly expand the state’s 21-year-old education choice scholarship program by opening...
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