Florida roundup: Teacher evaluations, boundary jumpers, Marco Rubio & more
Teacher evaluations. Errors mar the release of new teacher evaluation data. Coverage from Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel,...
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice growth, digital learning, Tony Bennett & more
School choice is growing. DOE officials tell state lawmakers 40 percent of Florida students now attend a school other than...
Read More >Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, choice and competition, cherry picking & more
Tony Bennett. He’s in the mix for Florida education commissioner. Coverage from Orlando Sentinel, Indianapolis Star, StateImpact Florida. A list of...
Read More >Tony Bennett: 'I would like to take Florida to the next level'
The Florida Department of Education just released the last batch of applications for state education commissioner, including Tony Bennett's. In his...
Read More >Charlie Crist: I was wrong about expanding private school vouchers
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a longtime champion of private school vouchers and tax credit scholarships, now says he was...
Read More >Florida roundup: Rising grad rates, zoning angst, charter school shenanigans & more
Grad rates rising: Florida’s grad rate jumped nearly 4 percentage points in 2012, to 74.5 percent, the biggest one-year jump...
Read More >Another Democratic lawmaker for school choice - Algie Howell, podcastED
Algie Howell is a former public school teacher, a former school board member and a Democratic lawmaker from Virginia. He...
Read More >Florida roundup: Test costs, parent protests, the "Florida Formula" & more
Standardized test costs. They total about $1.7 billion a year nationwide, according to a new report from Brookings that includes...
Read More >Florida roundup: Jeb summit, charter schools, per pupil spending & more
More Jeb Bush summit. Checker Finn’s a fan. EdWeek writes up Arne Duncan’s speech. More from Bloomberg, Stateline, the Getting Smart blog....
Read More >Arne Duncan: We've reached a critical phase in education reform
The next few years are critical for education reform, with the implementation of higher standards likely to put tremendous pressure...
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