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).
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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03/26/20
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About a decade ago, Fernando Zulueta was making a presentation to school district officials in Florida about why his charter...
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03/18/20
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Seventeen years ago, a group of business and community leaders in Tampa Bay decided to renovate rather than raze an...
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03/13/20
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Florida school districts are routinely failing to notify parents of bullying victims that their children are eligible for new school...
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03/05/20
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When it comes to Florida’s public education system, good news does not travel fast. The latest examples: Two encouraging reports...
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02/27/20
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Inside Evelyn Reyes’s ranchette, the dining room doubles as classroom. While black bean soup simmers...
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02/19/20
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SNOW HILL, Ala. – There isn’t much left of Snow Hill Institute, an all-black school that once drew thousands of...
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01/03/20
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Editor’s note: During this holiday season, redefinED has published our best articles of 2019 – those features and commentaries that...
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