School choice in Florida's oyster country
Editor’s note: This distinctive high school in the Florida Panhandle is another compelling example of how education choice manifests in...
Read More >Special report: Separating fact from fiction about rural school choice
Editor’s note: The Step Up For Students team of Ron Matus, director, policy and public affairs, and Dava Hankerson, director,...
Read More >GOOOOOOOAL!!! South Florida soccer school blazing another path for school choice
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Danny Villegas knew that if South Florida wanted to develop the kind of elite soccer talent...
Read More >School at the beach? Why not?
DANIA BEACH, Fla. – While millions of American students sat in rows of desks under fluorescent lights, 40 kids in...
Read More >This gifted student could use flexibility in education choice
WILLISTON, Fla. – When Misty Dodd’s daughter Taelyr was in third grade, her teachers told Dodd that “Tae” needed to...
Read More >This rural homeschool co-op found out: If you build it, they will come
WAUCHULA, Fla. – Sandra Shoffner dreamed of starting a homeschool co-op, but she never imagined the reception it would get...
Read More >Special report: Why teachers are switching from public to private schools
Editor’s note: The Step Up For Students team of Ron Matus, Amy Stringer and Ronda Dry, as part of an...
Read More >This family needs education choice for all its children, not just some
CHIPLEY, Fla. - The Hay family represents two compelling education choice stories at once: Education choice works in rural areas,...
Read More >Special report on teacher entrepreneurs: Leaving a classroom, starting a school
Editor’s note: This report was compiled by Ronda Dry, Lauren Barlis, Paula Nelson and Ron Matus at Step Up For...
Read More >Micro-school pioneer: If I can do it, so can you
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Before all the buzz about learning pods and micro-schools, some folks were already creating learning pods and...
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