About The Author

Ron Matus

Ron Matus is director of Research & Special Projects at Step Up for Students and a former editor of redefinED. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as an education reporter with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times).
12/07/12
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The mom on stage described how she and other low-income parents rode a bus through the darkness - six hours,...
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12/06/12
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., devoted a substantial portion of a major speech this week to education reform, saying public schools...
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12/06/12
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Teacher evaluations. Errors mar the release of new teacher evaluation data. Coverage from Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, Orlando Sentinel,...
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12/05/12
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School choice is growing. DOE officials tell state lawmakers 40 percent of Florida students now attend a school other than...
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12/04/12
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Tony Bennett. He’s in the mix for Florida education commissioner. Coverage from Orlando Sentinel, Indianapolis Star, StateImpact Florida. A list of...
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12/03/12
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The Florida Department of Education just released the last batch of applications for state education commissioner, including Tony Bennett's. In his...
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12/03/12
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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, a longtime champion of private school vouchers and tax credit scholarships, now says he was...
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12/03/12
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Grad rates rising: Florida’s grad rate jumped nearly 4 percentage points in 2012, to 74.5 percent, the biggest one-year jump...
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12/03/12
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Algie Howell is a former public school teacher, a former school board member and a Democratic lawmaker from Virginia. He...
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11/30/12
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Standardized test costs. They total about $1.7 billion a year nationwide, according to a new report from Brookings that includes...
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