About The Author

Ron Matus

Ron Matus is the Senior Fellow 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).
12/02/14
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Post by Florida Voices for Choices. Heidi Gonzalez is the mother of two children who participate in Florida’s tax credit...
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09/16/14
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The Republican leadership in one of Florida’s biggest counties passed a resolution Monday night condemning the Florida School Boards Association...
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09/15/14
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If its import wasn’t apparent already, parental choice leader Howard Fuller said Florida should be a national battleground after the...
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09/10/14
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In 1998, at a luncheon in Chicago, former superintendent, activist and now-icon Howard Fuller was on an education panel with...
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09/08/14
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The Florida School Boards Association is facing some pushback from within its own ranks for moving to end the nation's...
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09/03/14
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School board members in Duval County, Fla., blocked a motion Tuesday night that would have forced them to vote on...
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07/25/14
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Parents are definitely interested in Florida's latest educational choice program. The Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts are for students with significant...
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07/24/14
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Students using school choice scholarships now make up nearly a third of K-12 students in Florida private schools. According to...
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07/18/14
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The Florida teachers union got a lot of ink this week after it filed suit against SB 850, the bill...
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07/18/14
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One parent told us it was a blessing. Another said it was like winning the lottery. Another said she and...
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