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).
10/17/12
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Faith-based schools will be more effective in expanding school choice – and in getting Americans to see their value -...
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10/16/12
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Florida’s next education commissioner will inherit a job that makes juggling chainsaws look easy. He or she must get under...
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10/15/12
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From the better-late-than-never file: The percentage of Florida students eligible for free- and reduced-price lunch rose for the fifth straight...
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10/12/12
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Here's some advice for school districts around the country: If you have a star principal who's uplifted one of your toughest schools,...
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10/11/12
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There’s no denying there are some bad charter schools, and that some do things that make school districts justifiably upset...
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10/09/12
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Having a judge determine how much money to spend on Florida schools and where to spend it is “an exercise...
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10/09/12
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A Florida Board of Education member proposed today that the state end its textbook adoption process, saying teachers and principals...
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10/09/12
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In a recent interview with Slate, Khan Academy founder Salman Khan is asked how he gets the education establishment to...
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10/08/12
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One school made a calendar for parents, with a note like this one below every month’s Bible verse: Research says …...
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10/05/12
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In the next five years, Florida aims to double the number of students attending charter schools, to 360,000, and more...
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