In Florida, private schools double down on parental engagement
One school made a calendar for parents, with a note like this one below every month’s Bible verse: Research says …...
Read More >Florida education leaders aim for strong growth in charters, vouchers, virtual
In the next five years, Florida aims to double the number of students attending charter schools, to 360,000, and more...
Read More >More parent trigger disconnect
Pity the parent trigger. Its political identity crisis never ends. In Florida, the trigger erupted in a state House race...
Read More >Two school board members apply to be Florida education commissioner
Two sitting school board members in Florida are among the latest batch of applicants vying to be state education commissioner....
Read More >69,000 pieces of just flat wrong
To allegedly help parents understand Amendment 8, one of Florida's biggest school districts has distributed 69,000 fliers, punctuated by scary claims, in all...
Read More >Chicago strike gave charter schools a spotlight – Stacy McAuliffe, podcastED
Who won the strike in Chicago? Charter schools. While the nation watched, story after story noted the obvious – that...
Read More >More alternate reality on Amendment 8
Add Fund Education Now to the list of influential groups who are distorting what Amendment 8 is about. Like the...
Read More >A local example of school choice growth
The school district in Pasco County, Fla. is as good a place as any to check in for quick, local snapshot...
Read More >The best parent trigger: school choice
“Won’t Back Down,” the Hollywood movie that's linked to the idea of a parent trigger to jumpstart problem schools, open in...
Read More >Down the rabbit hole on Florida's Amendment 8
It's concerning enough that Florida education reporters are overlooking basic facts about Amendment 8 - the "religious freedom amendment" - and in many cases...
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