Florida roundup: Charter schools, competition, district spending & more
Charter schools. The Tampa Tribune writes up the latest report on charter laws from the National Association of Public Charter...
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Rick Scott's proposed budget. Includes $1.2 billion more for public schools. Coverage from South Florida Sun Sentinel, Gainesville Sun, Fort Myers...
Read More >Florida roundup: School funding, creationism, teacher evaluations & more
School funding. Gov. Rick Scott proposes to spend $1.2 billion more on public schools next year. Coverage from Tampa Bay Times,...
Read More >Florida roundup: Vouchers and testing, rockets and ed reform, school choice and Ford Falcons & more
Vouchers and testing. A new report from the Fordham Institute finds that mandated testing - and even public reporting of...
Read More >Florida roundup: Education rankings, teacher evaluations, National School Choice Week & more
It's National School Choice Week. SchoolZone and StateImpact Florida. Grade inflation? The Palm Beach Post writes there is less to Florida's...
Read More >Florida roundup: Teacher evals, Common Core politics, Satanic prayers & more
Common Core. To conservatives: "I suggest you give up the bashing of a critically important reform simply because your political...
Read More >Florida roundup: Teacher quality, teacher evaluations, a missing forklift & more
Next steps. Florida should adopt parent triggers and education savings accounts to keep the reform momentum going, writes William Mattox at...
Read More >School voucher mom: 'This is going to help my children come out of poverty'
The school choice movement is growing because of real parents with real children, with real needs, who are seeing real...
Read More >New guide to private school choice
The Friedman Foundation’s latest “ABCs of School Choice” guide is out, and the numbers go like this: 21 states, 39...
Read More >Florida roundup: Teacher pay, Tony Bennett, Marco Rubio & more
Teacher pay. Gov. Rick Scott says he wants to set aside enough money in this year’s budget to give every...
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