redefinED roundup: charter school support in Florida, voucher snags in Louisiana and more
Florida: The state's top education official offers a strong pitch for continued expansion of school choice options despite recent scrutiny...
Read More >From big-city superintendent to supporter of vouchers and charters - Arlene Ackerman, podcastED
Last fall, Arlene Ackerman, the former schools superintendent in Philadelphia, made a stunning announcement for someone of her status. In...
Read More >'My message is that Florida is about choice in education'
Florida’s top education official offered a strong pitch for continued expansion of school choice options Wednesday after visiting a Tampa...
Read More >Alabama falls short on school choice, education reform
More than 5,600 charter schools are celebrating National Charter Schools Week this week, but none are in Alabama. Barring a...
Read More >School vouchers for the poor? Or for all?
When Indiana's celebrated state superintendent of instruction, Tony Bennett, spoke in support of universal vouchers at last week's American Federation...
Read More >redefinED roundup: School choice advocates gather in New Jersey, charter school woes in Alabama and more
New Jersey: At the American Federation for Children national summit, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie invokes civil rights era imagery to make...
Read More >Parent trigger founder: school reform changed 'we the people to we the parents'
As is routine with school choice proposals, the parent trigger bill in Florida - defeated in March after a dramatic...
Read More >In Florida, school choice verges on mainstream
Some of us at redefinED will be at the American Federation for Children summit tomorrow and Friday, where there will be lots of...
Read More >“Miss Virginia,” driving force behind Washington D.C. vouchers, sets sights on new goal
Last year, Indiana stole the spotlight for school choice. This year it was Louisiana. And next year, if Virginia Walden...
Read More >Florida education commissioner suggests critics have double standard with charter schools, vouchers
Do critics have a double standard when it comes to scrutinizing school choice options like charter schools and vouchers? Florida...
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