Florida roundup: virtual schools, magnet schools, paddling & more
Virtual schools. Florida Virtual School is battling proposed budget cuts, reports Associated Press. A state investigation finds online provider K12 Inc....
Read More >Florida roundup: parent trigger, charter schools, school rankings & more
Parent trigger. Parent trigger is headed to the Senate floor, with growing potential for drama. Coverage from redefinED and The Buzz. The latest...
Read More >Florida roundup: Diploma options, magnet schools, students with disabilities & more
Graduation requirements. Gov. Rick Scott signs into law the bill that creates additional diploma options that emphasize career education. Coverage...
Read More >Education profiteers? These folks?
It’s true: ALEC likes school choice. Walton likes school choice. Jeb Bush likes school choice. Some of the folks who...
Read More >Florida roundup: Florida Virtual School, parent trigger, Common Core & more
Parent trigger. Rep. Joe Saunders, D-Orlando, writes in this Orlando Sentinel op-ed that parents should have the choice to keep...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter schools, student data, teachers and guns & more
Charter schools. The Pinellas school board will again consider whether to sell a vacant middle school building to a proposed...
Read More >Florida roundup: parent power, Common Core, Rick Scott & more
Parent power. Florida gets high marks from the Center for Education Reform. Jacksonville Business Journal. Common Core. Andy Ford's take...
Read More >Florida roundup: teacher eval lawsuit, Michelle Rhee, budget requests & more
Teacher evaluations. The NEA and FEA file a federal suit against the new teacher evaluations system in Florida. Coverage from...
Read More >Florida roundup: merit pay cheers, parent trigger stink, teacher evals & more
Parent trigger. Parent trigger is not worth the fuss, writes Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab: "We're wasting time with political...
Read More >Charter school + "alternate dimensions" = accelerated science education
Edwin Cruz, 14, is a ninth-grader at Orlando Science School and a member of the robotics team. Kristopher Pappas, a...
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