Florida roundup: Online pioneer, Rick Scott's plan, “Republican hubris” & more
Promise of online learning. Pinellas math and statistics teacher Rob Tarrou puts his lessons online, a la Khan Academy, and...
Read More >Florida charter school leader moves on to new venture
The head of one of Florida’s two statewide charter school support groups is stepping down to lead a more targeted effort....
Read More >School choice on the school board
In our Florida roundups this week, we neglected to mention a significant and promising development – the election of a...
Read More >Truth and hope and the best education speech ever
This recent speech is 22 minutes long, but Michael Johnston's stories about Tasha and Flavio make it worth every second. Johnston is the Democratic state...
Read More >Florida roundup: Teacher absences, tattoo artists, superintendent turnover and more
Teacher absences. Twenty-nine percent of Florida teachers were absent more than 10 days in the 2009-10 school year, according to...
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice committee, teacher evaluations, ed funding and more
School choice will have its own legislative committee. From the News Service of Florida (subscription required): “Incoming House Speaker Will...
Read More >Tony Bennett for Florida ed commish?
Shock and buzz. Tony Bennett’s loss was last night’s big jawdropper in the ed realm. But shock is already giving...
Read More >Florida roundup: Election highlights, F-rated charter schools and more
Amendment 8 goes down. Coverage from Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel, Education Week, Associated Press. More money for schools. In...
Read More >Florida roundup: A StudentsFirst endorsement, the Sandusky ad & more
Rick Scott at the BOE. Not much to report beyond board chair Gary Chartrand’s brief dig at No Child Left...
Read More >Florida roundup: Carl Hiaasen, an “indefensible” campaign ad and more
Carl Hiaasen on Amendment 8. He doesn’t like it, says it’s about vouchers. It’s hard to take exception with the legend...
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