Florida roundup: Rick Scott, charter schools, Stand Your Ground & more
Charter schools. A new charter school began readying a building for use before checking with the city of Lauderdale Lakes,...
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School grades. The Board of Education's decision "reeks," writes Beth Kassab. Sherman Dorn's take (which includes a pitch for grading private schools...
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School grades. A sharply divided state Board of Education votes to keep the "safety net" provision intact for another year,...
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Charter schools. The Miami Herald writes up the latest celebrity champion for charter schools: rapper Pitbull. Palm Beach Post columnist...
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Charter schools. What happened to the Ben Gamla charter school in Pinellas is a "study in bad charter school governance."...
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An influential black minister endorsed Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week because of the governor’s support for school...
Read More >Florida roundup: Teacher of the Year, school grades fears, Rick Scott & more
Charter schools. An all-boys charter is set to open next month in Bradenton. Bradenton Herald. Teacher of the year. It's Dorina...
Read More >Private schools enrollment in Florida ticks up for second year
After seven years of decline, Florida private school enrollment ticked up modestly for a second year in a row last...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: early learning, online learning, STEM camps & more
Online learning. Broward College creates Broward College Online. South Florida Sun Sentinel. Flagler considers distributing thousands of laptops to high school...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter schools, school grades, a Civil War general & more
Charter schools. Parents at the now-defunct Ben Gamla charter school tell Pinellas Superintendent Mike Grego that they're unhappy with its...
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