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).
05/23/12
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Mitt Romney is all in on school choice, at least according to the speech he delivered today at the Latino...
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05/22/12
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The little school’s administrative office sits above a church garage, upstairs from a make-shift hallway lined with pink sheets. It’s...
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05/18/12
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As you know, we keep tabs on what’s written and said about school choice and ed reform, particularly in Florida....
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05/17/12
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The last thing you want to give people waging a scorched-earth campaign against you is a gas can and a...
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05/16/12
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If President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney want to win over Latino voters, a new survey of five battleground states suggests they...
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05/15/12
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Over at the Gradebook (the Tampa Bay Times education blog) this morning, another example of why public school choice alone isn’t enough:...
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05/14/12
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After reading story after story about Catholic schools closing, it was heartening this morning to instead read about an aggressive...
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05/14/12
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Florida: The state's top education official offers a strong pitch for continued expansion of school choice options despite recent scrutiny...
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05/11/12
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Last fall, Arlene Ackerman, the former schools superintendent in Philadelphia, made a stunning announcement for someone of her status. In...
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05/09/12
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Florida’s top education official offered a strong pitch for continued expansion of school choice options Wednesday after visiting a Tampa...
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