Florida schools roundup: FCAT scores, STEM teachers, super nerds & more
FCAT. FCAT writing scores up. FCAT reading and math scores flat. Miami Herald. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Palm Beach Post. Orlando Sentinel....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: charter schools, career academies, cat dissections & more
Charter schools. Green light given for golfer Ernie Els' $30 million charter school for children with autism, reports the Palm Beach...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, per-pupil funding, charter conversion & more
Tony Bennett. Interview with Alexander Russo. School choice. Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning is forming a high-level task force to examine...
Read More >Towards a united front on school choice
Vouchers, here. Charters, there. Virtual, over there. Politically, school choice sectors have been islands. But there are signs the movement...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Common Core, school spending, arts education & more
Common Core. Tony Bennett promises the most aggressive deployment of Common Core in the country. StateImpact Florida. Teacher raises. Guidance...
Read More >Mike McCurry: School choice centrism is antidote for broken politics
In an American political system ripped apart by partisanship, the school choice movement stands out as a rare example of...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Rick Scott vetoes, teacher pay, ed schools & more
Rick Scott. Gov. Rick Scott vetoes about $400 million in spending and a proposed tuition hike, reports the Associated Press and South Florida...
Read More >Gov. Mike Pence: Expanded school choice helps traditional public schools, too
Speaking to school choice die-hards Monday, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence took aim at a common criticism of expanded learning options...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Dual enrollment, school audits, Rick Scott & more
Teachers unions. The rise of Fedrick Ingram, new president of the the Miami-Dade teachers union. Miami Herald. Teacher conduct. Ocala...
Read More >Teachers are choosing schools, too
Parents aren’t the only ones driving the expansion of school choice. Growing numbers of teachers and principals are opting for...
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