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).
07/11/13
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Online learning. Broward College creates Broward College Online. South Florida Sun Sentinel. Flagler considers distributing thousands of laptops to high school...
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07/10/13
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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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07/09/13
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Anyone who denies the growing bipartisanship around all things school choice should pause to consider what happened in Rhode Island...
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07/09/13
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Charter schools. In the face of low reading scores, the city of West Palm Beach takes steps to open its...
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07/08/13
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Virtual schools. The Tampa Tribune writes up legislative changes to digital education. Charter schools. Several new charters in Jacksonville are...
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07/05/13
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Charter schools. A Palm Beach County School Board member questions whether it's appropriate to allow a charter school to stay...
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07/03/13
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Charter schools. The charter schools in Pinellas expect to add 1,400 students this fall, for a total of nearly 6,500....
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07/02/13
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Editor's note: This is a sidebar to Monday's profile post about Daniel and Suzette Dean, a Tampa, Fla. couple whose...
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07/02/13
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Charter schools. The Pembroke Pines Charter Schools system, which recently cut teacher pay, is asking parents to pay $1,000 per...
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07/01/13
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Parent power. Gov. Rick Scott signs into law a bill that gives parents of disabled students more say over their...
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