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...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter schools, virtual schools, diploma paths & more
Virtual schools. In an Orlando Sentinel op-ed, U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden, politely suggests to the Florida Legislature that...
Read More >Florida roundup: parent trigger, online learning, privatization fears & more
Parent trigger. The parent trigger bill is amended in the Senate so school boards have the final say. Coverage from redefinED,...
Read More >Florida roundup: diploma tracks, school spending, virtual school funding & more
Virtual schools. In the wake of concerns about funding cuts to Florida Virtual School, the Senate Rules Committee approves an...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter schools, course choice, Common Core & more
Charter schools. Both sides postpone the sale of a former Pinellas middle school to a charter school operator that plans...
Read More >Florida roundup: Jeb Bush, teacher conduct, school technology & more
Charter schools. The Pinellas school district could lose $6 million next year if the school board approves a new charter...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter schools, school choice lotteries, gifted education & more
Charter schools. Tampa Bay Times columnist John Romano uses the specter of for-profit charter schools to slam state lawmakers who support...
Read More >School choice debate isn’t all conflict
If you think the school choice debate in Florida is all us vs. them, maybe you’re not listening carefully enough....
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