About The Author

Ron Matus

Ron Matus is director of Research & Special Projects at Step Up for Students and a former editor of redefinED. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as an education reporter with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times).
06/03/20
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Last week, the headmaster at The Rock School, a Christian school in Gainesville, Florida, led a Zoom town hall with...
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05/26/20
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An 82-year-old Catholic school in Florida has abruptly announced its closure, another telling sign that COVID-19 is eroding the financial...
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05/14/20
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Federal pandemic relief efforts must include help to private school families to stave off closure of an “alarming number” of...
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05/08/20
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Christian Life Academy started six years ago with six students in a single room in a church, and it has...
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04/29/20
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The 43 Catholic schools serving 15,000 students in the Diocese of Orlando began making preparations for the Covid-19 pandemic in...
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04/23/20
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Private schools across America will get another quick shot at short-term financial help, thanks to a new pandemic relief package...
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04/17/20
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Private schools across America are in a state of uncertainty after a $349 billion federal relief program for millions of...
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04/15/20
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Federal relief funds are starting to trickle in toward private schools, offering at least some short-term relief to a sector...
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04/09/20
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Editor's note: Scroll to the end of this post to watch a portion of Dayspring Academy's virtual morning assembly, in...
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04/01/20
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HUDSON, Fla. – All four of Patricia Larkin’s kids have special needs, and all were making good progress at HOPE...
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