Catholic school enrollment continues to rise in Florida
By Lauren May and Ron Matus Catholic school enrollment in Florida is up again this year, rising 1.1% to 94,488...
Read More >From Minnesota to Florida, for Catholic schools and school choice
AVE MARIA, Fla. – Toby and Nicole Mickelson were thinking about moving from Minnesota even before they heard about school...
Read More >Little Flower power
Editor's note: This story is part of our series marking National School Choice Week. We also recognize Catholic Schools Week,...
Read More >Moving to Florida for a school called Hope
By Ron Matus and Julisse Levy HUDSON, Fla. – In 2022, Joel Hernandez and his wife, Norma Torres, had to...
Read More >A ‘school of the future’ sprouts in potato country
HASTINGS, Fla. – It’s a safe bet most people don’t think of potatoes when they think of Florida. But the...
Read More >In Florida, a power tools class is on the à la carte learning menu, too
MIRAMAR, Fla. – Florida’s explosion in à la carte learning has created space for all kinds of new, state-supported educational...
Read More >Florida’s à la carte learning boom: A special report
By David Heroux and Ron Matus In the blink of an eye, à la carte learning in Florida has become...
Read More >A school, and school choice, brought this family to Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Four years ago, Phil and Cathy Watson were distressed and desperate. Their daughter Mikayla, then 12, was born with a rare genetic condition that led to physical and cognitive delays....
Read More >At this microschool, it’s math at the beach and swimming with the sharks
TAVERNIER, Fla. – Every year, millions of students across America learn the foundational concept of place value in math. But...
Read More >Free school? Microschool? Unicorn school? Whatever you call it, it’s been thriving for 50 years
ARCHER, Fla. – Archer is a crossroads community of 1,100 people 15 minutes from the college town of Gainesville, but...
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