Frustrated by district bureaucracy, teacher launches new learning center based on students’ interests
Jo Lawson never experienced the stress of taking a high-stakes standardized test. The private schools she attended from kindergarten through...
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Homeschooling in the 1980s typically called to mind white, middle class families who opted out of traditional district or private...
Read More >New Florida law streamlines higher education charter school sponsorships
State colleges and universities now will be able authorize the creation of charter schools and sponsor those schools after Florida...
Read More >podcastED: redefinED interview with military spouse, scholarship mom Jessica Bianchi
On this episode, redefinED senior writer Lisa Buie speaks with Jessica Bianchi, whose husband, Juan Santana, is a chief petty...
Read More >Private schools turn summer school into summer camp to make up COVID learning losses
One Florida school is hosting a summer camp that will include reading, math and Bible class. Another is incorporating sports...
Read More >New Florida Catholic schools superintendent: ‘I strive to always operate out of a mindset of hope’
“It will be wonderful to work in a state that understands the value of school choice and enables families of...
Read More >A new normal for South Florida private school as tumultuous year winds down
The past year has been like a wild ride through the wilderness for Abundant Life Christian Academy, a small, faith-based...
Read More >Word for Word: School choice mom Lina Zelcer on HB 7045
Editor’s note: At a bill signing ceremony Tuesday for school choice bill HB 7045, which is projected to expand education...
Read More >Academy Prep posts strong finish to school year despite pandemic’s challenges
Academy Prep Center started the 2020-21 academic year with a unique perspective. Understanding that education is hardly a one-size-fits-all proposition,...
Read More >podcastED: redefinED interview with scholarship mom La Toya Bell
On this episode, redefinED senior writer Lisa Buie speaks with La Toya Bell, an independent living specialist for the Children’s...
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