Innovative schools dominate Florida’s National Blue Ribbon School award winners list
Across Florida, 14 schools received National Blue Ribbon honors this year from the U.S. Department of Education. Those recognized for...
Read More >How to fund a Covid gap year?
A national report came out last week on how students are faring three years after the Coronavirus pandemic. The picture...
Read More >Strong Sunshine State showing among Yass Prize quarterfinalists
The Yass Prize kicked off its 2023 education innovation competition today by announcing 64 quarterfinalists from 31 states. Each...
Read More >Education entrepreneurs cite nonsensical local rules as greatest roadblocks to offering innovative learning alternatives
In Arizona, an education entrepreneur can’t open her microshool because of zoning codes that bar private schools, but not...
Read More >Zoning, land use and local rules create hurdles for new private schools
The headline: Families who enrolled their children at a new Jewish day school in South Florida were forced to temporarily...
Read More >Fight for future of Nebraska school choice moves to 2024 ballot
The big story: Opponents of Nebraska’s first K-12 school choice scholarship program that would allow the state’s neediest families access...
Read More >A new generation of activists takes to the front lines of the school choice movement
Sherlean Roberts felt a surge of adrenaline as she noticed the uniforms. At a summer jazz concert at a city...
Read More >Deregulation offered to help Florida district schools compete in era of expanded education choice
When Florida lawmakers debated HB 1 earlier this year, the discussion largely focused on how the legislation would dramatically expand...
Read More >Parent-directed tutoring: How Indiana's $1,000 scholarships fight learning loss
This year, as students across Indiana head back to school, more than 10,000 have signed up for the second year...
Read More >podcastED: National charter school movement leader talks about charter performance and Oklahoma’s approval of a religious charter school
On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Nina Rees, president and chief executive officer of the National...
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