State extends order allowing families to choose in person, online classes for second semester
Parents of students who receive scholarships to attend private schools can continue to exercise their option to have their children...
Read More >Educator profile: Montessori school owner, teacher trainer and author Judy Dempsey
For more than four decades, Judy Dempsey has sought to bring out the best in children while offering education options...
Read More >Teach Florida partnership positions Miami Beach as state’s first city to subsidize pre-kindergarten
Known as paradise for the uber rich, Miami Beach has become the first city in Florida to provide enhanced pre-kindergarten...
Read More >Florida education commissioner assures school leaders, families that parental choice will remain top priority
The state’s top education official today stopped short of announcing a decision regarding online learning programs for the second half...
Read More >Orlando officials transform city rec centers into pandemic pods for low-income students
Lower-income children living in the shadow of Cinderella’s castle are reaping the benefits of personalized learning along with their more...
Read More >IDEA principal offers glimpse of things to come when charter school network debuts in Florida
IDEA Public Schools, a Texas-based nonprofit that serves more than 63,000 students in 120 schools across Texas and Louisiana, is...
Read More >Academic ‘redshirting’ gives families relief but threatens heartburn for school districts
Even after eight months of pre-kindergarten, Brody Cholnik struggled to learn his ABCs. Regular sessions with a private tutor and...
Read More >Florida K-12 scholarship programs earn top rankings in national guidebook
Five Florida K-12 scholarship programs have landed in the top tier of education choice programs ranked by a national school...
Read More >NAACP, Urban League make use of Reading Scholarship Account to improve outcomes for low-income students
Florida students who may have experienced learning loss due to COVID-19 got help recently from a pilot program made possible...
Read More >20 years of dedication, focus result in new landmark for Step Up For Students
Editor’s note: You can view a timeline of Step Up For Students’ historical milestones at https://www.stepupforstudents.org/one-million/. Nearly two decades after...
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