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).
06/29/19
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TAMPA, Fla. -- When Tay'Shaun Holley stumbled at his neighborhood school, his mom, Crystal Fountain, enrolled him in another district...
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06/11/19
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Editor’s note: Misinformation abounds across the education choice landscape, adding confusion to an already complex issue. The redefinED team is...
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06/05/19
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 Since Alberto Carvalho became Miami-Dade County Public Schools superintendent a decade ago, the number of charter school students in...
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05/30/19
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Florida's first school choice voucher left quite the legacy, even though it didn't survive a legal challenge. One of the first Opportunity Scholarship students, Khaliah Clanton-Williams, says school choice changed her life for the better, and she's hoping it will continue to expand so it can benefit her son as well.
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05/25/19
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Editor’s note: This month, redefinED is revisiting the best examples of our Voucher Left series, which focuses on the center-left...
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05/21/19
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The Florida Education Association, which is virulently opposed to private school vouchers, has released a perfectly predictable fiscal impact “analysis”...
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05/18/19
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Civil rights activist Mary McLeod was a school choice pioneer, opening a private, faith-based school for African-American girls in Daytona...
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05/11/19
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Editor’s note: This month, redefinED is revisiting the best examples of our Voucher Left series, which focuses on the center-left...
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05/04/19
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Editor’s note: This month, redefinED is revisiting the best examples of our Voucher Left series, which focuses on the center-left...
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04/24/19
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Editor’s note: This opinion piece, written by Step Up For Students’ director of policy and public affairs, appeared April 19...
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