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).
02/24/16
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The fight for educational freedom has always been part of the black experience in America. A recent rise in black homeschoolers is the latest chapter.
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02/19/16
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Talk about irony. The head of the Florida teachers union – which is suing to kill the nation’s largest private...
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02/09/16
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This is the latest in our series on the Voucher Left. Five years after his death, we’re still talking about Steve...
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02/03/16
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If you want to know why black support is so strong for school choice, talk to black parents and listen...
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02/02/16
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Two events of national import on the school choice front in Florida deserve more celebration. Both of them – the...
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01/07/16
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It might have been a rocky year for education policy in Florida. But the latest rankings from Education Week show...
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12/16/15
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How the left almost pulled off a school choice revolution This is the all-in-one version of our recent serial about...
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12/15/15
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This is the latest in our series on school choice and the political left. It’s amazing how many artifacts of...
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12/08/15
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This is the latest post in our series on the center-left roots of school choice. Surprising things sprout in the...
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12/01/15
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This is the latest post in our series on the progressive roots of school choice. Credit James Forman Jr. with...
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