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04/24/24 | Lisa Buie
As homeschooling becomes more popular, a Florida library finds creative ways to engage families
LAND O’LAKES, Florida – It’s a few days before Valentine’s Day, and eight homeschool students at the Pasco County Library are about to sew a festive cloth dinner napkin to...
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04/15/24 | Lisa Buie
Trial judge strikes down unique program that offers education choice to Alaska families
Nearly 24,000 Alaska homeschooled students who use a unique state program to customize their education would have to scramble for alternatives under a trial court ruling that struck down a...
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04/10/24 | Lisa Buie
Florida school uses science of reading-based approach to fill instruction gap for students with dyslexia
LAKELAND, Florida — The fifth graders listen intently as the teacher Alexandra Probasco slowly reads a sentence: “Tammy got in trouble for interjecting during class.” Their assignment: Decode the sentence,...
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04/03/24 | Lisa Buie
Oklahoma Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on precedent-setting religious charter school lawsuit
An attorney defending the Oklahoma’s charter school board wasted no time identifying the primary issue before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. “This is whether the operation of a charter...
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04/01/24 | Lisa Buie
Oklahoma’s high court to hear arguments in Catholic virtual school lawsuit
The story: All eyes will be on Oklahoma on Tuesday as the state’s highest court hears arguments about the constitutionality of what could be the nation’s first faith-based charter school....
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04/01/24 | Lisa Buie
Florida legislation brings more growth, more options for state education choice scholarships
More students would be able to use scholarships at hybrid schools, scholarship programs for students with disabilities would grow more quickly to meet demand, and religious virtual schools could...
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03/04/24 | Lisa Buie
New NextSteps feature tracks education choice challenges
Welcome to docketED, your guide to the intersection of school choice, the courts and the constitution. If 2023 was the year of school choice for supporters, 2024 is shaping up...
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01/29/24 | Lisa Buie
Florida Catholic schools thrive amid record choice expansion
Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National Catholic Schools Week, which runs from Jan. 28-Feb. 3. Visit Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater, and you’ll feel a...
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01/23/24 | Lisa Buie
State scholarship expansions send Jacksonville school’s enrollment soaring
Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National School Choice Week, which runs Jan. 21-27. In the early 1980s, a young educator and pastor named Frederic Pinkney received...
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01/04/24 | Lisa Buie
Virtual Reality games and banking app help mom make Florida teen’s education unique
Traditional school wasn’t working for Alexander Luther. The 15-year-old, who has autism spectrum disorder, would get overstimulated and tired toward the end of the 6-hour day. His mother, Sue, a...
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12/22/23 | Lisa Buie
A look back: How massive strides in education choice made history and set trends in 2023
If 2023 could be summed up in a single word, it would be transformation. Florida lawmakers passed House Bill 1, which expanded education choice eligibility to all students in the...
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11/20/23 | Lisa Buie
Florida school district sees charter schools as ally in managing rapid growth
Suzanne Legg had a problem. She had co-founded her county’s first charter school. Classes had barely begun, and already student behavior was causing serious issues. As a first-time charter school...
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11/17/23 | Lisa Buie
States and cities: the next battlegrounds for education freedom
Last year, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Carson v. Makin said excluding schools from choice programs solely because they teach religion violates the First Amendment’s free exercise clause. The...
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11/15/23 | Lisa Buie
New Hampshire judge rejects teachers union challenge to Education Freedom Accounts Program
The story: As legal challenges to the wave of newly adopted education choice laws wind through the courts, a judge just handed New Hampshire a big win. On Tuesday, the...
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11/15/23 | Lisa Buie
Brewer owner’s lawsuit looks to capitalize on Badger State’s new court and attack school choice options
The story: After two court victories in the 1990s, Wisconsin, the national birthplace of modern-era school choice, now faces a court challenge that, if successful, could send more than 60,000...
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11/14/23 | Lisa Buie
Chimpanzees and sewing lessons: Flexible scholarship fuels Florida student’s unconventional education
Kate Streets wants to be Jane Goodall when she grows up. “I have always wanted to work with animals that you can actually touch and play with and have a...
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11/09/23 | Lisa Buie
Florida Senate’s deregulation push targets third-grade retention, testing and turnarounds
A provision that made Florida a national literacy leader 20 years ago could be repealed in an effort to ease the regulatory burden on Florida’s school districts. A state Senate...
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11/02/23 | Lisa Buie
Two ed choice giants join forces to defend families’ freedom as ESAs usher in new era
The school choice movement has entered a new era. A clear signal of that came today with the announcement that Institute for Justice, the national public interest law firm...
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11/01/23 | Lisa Buie
Q & A: How a veteran home school educator helps West Virginians create customized learning plans for their children
For families in states that allow parents to use scholarships to customize their children’s education, the opportunities can be exciting. However, the plethora of choices can also make the process...
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10/30/23 | Lisa Buie
Award-winning science teacher and STREAM program credited for Catholic school’s success
Step onto the campus of Christ the King Catholic School, and you’ll find STEM everywhere. The first graders are raising chickens to provide eggs for the school cafeteria. The second...
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