About The Author

Livi Stanford

Livi Stanford is former associate editor of redefinED. She spent her earlier professional career working at newspapers in Kansas, Massachusetts and Florida. Prior to her work at Step Up For Students, she covered the Lake County School Board, County Commission and local legislative delegation for the Daily Commercial in Leesburg. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.
06/14/17
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Daisy Romero Chavarria was taking finals at the University of Pennsylvania and found it increasingly hard to concentrate. She worried...
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06/05/17
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Italian music played in the background as kindergarten and first-grade students welcomed parents and guests to Pizza...
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05/30/17
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Even with a Gardiner Scholarship in hand, Karen Vega grew increasingly worried as she was unable to find a school...
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05/26/17
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Educators and policymakers at the American Federation of Children's annual summit in Indianapolis this week were all speaking in unison about a shift...
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05/22/17
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Two parents were trying to relocate to Orlando, inquiring about educational opportunities for their children at Ibn Seena Academy, an Islamic school...
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05/08/17
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House and Senate leaders released their $83 billion budget Friday. The spending plan, which lawmakers are expected to debate during the...
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05/05/17
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The Florida Senate unanimously passed SB 1302/ HB 1109 Thursday, allowing students at private schools to participate in sports at...
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04/25/17
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The Senate Appropriations Committee approved two bills today aimed at providing aid for struggling schools and attracting nationally recognized charters...
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04/24/17
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The Florida House Education Committee revised a testing bill today to include an amendment that would help charter and virtual...
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04/21/17
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Two key architects of the Florida House’s "Schools of Hope" plan said a compromise with the Senate might be within reach. But...
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