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).
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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06/05/14
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Florida’s high school graduation rate remains one of the lowest in the country, but continues to be among the fastest...
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06/05/14
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In 2006, thousands of people jammed the courtyard next to the Florida Capitol not long after the Florida Supreme Court...
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05/28/14
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Imagine if parents could pick and choose individual courses for their children, from an endless array of different providers, in...
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