Report: Florida gets B- for education reform, C- for parental empowerment
Florida earns a C- for policies and program aimed at empowering parents, but that’s good enough for a No. 4...
Read More >Florida roundup: Rezoning snobs, home-school stereotypes, Rick Scott & more
School funding. Gov. Rick Scott wants to spend additional revenue on public schools, reports the Florida Current. Funding and other...
Read More >Florida roundup: Grad rates, guidance counselors, charter schools & more
Charter school performance. StateImpact Florida gives more ink to University of Central Florida Professor Stanley Smith. His latest analysis finds...
Read More >Florida roundup: No compromise, no Robin Hood, no metal detectors & more
Don’t back up, don’t back down. “Compromise” may be a watchword for 2013, but it wouldn’t be a good thing...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter school closing, school choice battle, pushback & more
School choice battle. The Palm Beach Post sees one unfolding in the coming legislative session. Charter school closing. Global Outreach...
Read More >Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, education funding, "NRA curriculum" & more
Tony Bennett on testing voucher students. From Gradebook: “I do believe we have a responsibility, be it at a public...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter school debate, graduation pathways, class size & more
Charter school debate. Interesting debate in Duval over the performance of charter schools. Says new superintendent Nikolai Vitti, according to...
Read More >Wishing school choice parents were impossible to ignore
The headline said it with absolute authority: “Parents, teachers say 'no' to Tony Bennett.” The story relayed criticism from the...
Read More >Florida roundup: Testing and vouchers, class size flexibility, fan mail & more
Testing for “voucher” kids. The Orlando Sentinel editorial board concludes tax credit scholarship students should take the same standardized tests...
Read More >Florida roundup: Common Core, high school MOOCs, Ghost of Education Past ...
Common Core: There is general acceptance among teachers, teachers unions and politicians in Florida that Common Core is a good...
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