Florida roundup: Voucher accountability, single-gender schools and more
Vouchers need more accountability. So say David R. Colburn, director of the Askew Institute at the University of Florida, and...
Read More >Florida roundup: charter school heartburn in Pinellas, school choice showcase in Palm Beach & more
Editor's note: We're going to try another something new on redefinED today - a brief, occasional and maybe even daily roundup...
Read More >‘Faith-based schools are an asset for all of us’ - Michael Guerra, podcastED
Faith-based schools will be more effective in expanding school choice – and in getting Americans to see their value -...
Read More >Florida’s next education commissioner needs to be explainer-in-chief
Florida’s next education commissioner will inherit a job that makes juggling chainsaws look easy. He or she must get under...
Read More >Percentage of low-income students in Florida continues to rise
From the better-late-than-never file: The percentage of Florida students eligible for free- and reduced-price lunch rose for the fifth straight...
Read More >Charter school network looks nationwide for top principals
Here's some advice for school districts around the country: If you have a star principal who's uplifted one of your toughest schools,...
Read More >What's best for students should drive districts' review of charter schools
There’s no denying there are some bad charter schools, and that some do things that make school districts justifiably upset...
Read More >BOE member: Florida school funding lawsuit is “exercise in madness”
Having a judge determine how much money to spend on Florida schools and where to spend it is “an exercise...
Read More >Florida education official suggests ending textbook adoption
A Florida Board of Education member proposed today that the state end its textbook adoption process, saying teachers and principals...
Read More >Sal Khan: The education establishment is “in violent agreement with us”
In a recent interview with Slate, Khan Academy founder Salman Khan is asked how he gets the education establishment to...
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