Florida schools roundup: charter schools, Common Core, school safety & more
Charter schools. The principal of an Imagine charter school that tried to separate from the parent company will leave at...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: school choice, school rankings, school spending & more
School choice. Pasco Superintendent Kurt Browning says the district's record in providing more school choice has been "abysmal." Gradebook. Charter...
Read More >How about a crusade for teacher equity?
I’m kind of glad the ruckus over the parent trigger is over for now. I continue to believe that despite...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: conversion charter, Common Core, Tony Bennett & more
Charter schools. An arts magnet in Manatee considers converting to a charter school because of the district's ongoing financial woes....
Read More >Florida to take closer look at course choice funding, access, accountability
Florida is moving ahead with plans to bring school choice to the class level, but will study the issue before...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: teacher pay, charter schools, school spending & more
Teacher pay. Gov. Rick Scott embarks on his Teacher Pay Raise Pep Rally Tour. Coverage from the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Palm Beach...
Read More >Florida private schools on verge of getting safety alerts like public schools
Florida private schools will get safety alerts just like their public school counterparts, under a bill passed by the Legislature...
Read More >Democrats should be leading charge for school choice
Say school choice and some Democrats say profits, privatization, Republican plot. Democrat Alisha Thomas Morgan says equal opportunity. “We’ve got...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: turnarounds, teacher conduct, legislative wrap-ups & more
School turnarounds. Tampa Bay Times education editor Tom Tobin offers his take on what it takes: "a long, slow slog...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: parent trigger, merit pay, mentors & more
Parent trigger. Joe Henderson from the Tampa Tribune on parent trigger: "In my opinion, it started from the flawed premise that...
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