About The Author

Sherri Ackerman

Sherri Ackerman is the former associate editor of redefinED. She is a former correspondent for the Tampa Bay Times and reporter for The Tampa Tribune, writing about everything from cops and courts to social services and education. She grew up in Indiana and moved to Tampa as a teenager, graduating from Brandon High School and, later, from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications/news editing. Sherri passed away in March 2016.
11/13/13
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Magnet schools: Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy students build a modular home for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach...
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11/12/13
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Private schools: Pinellas County school leaders want private schools that accept tax credit scholarships to participate in Florida's accountability system and use certified...
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11/11/13
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Charter schools: Pinellas County could get its first Montessori charter school next school year. Tampa Bay Times. Collier County School Board members vote...
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11/08/13
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School districts continue to raise concerns about proposed, statewide uniform charter school contracts that are set to be in place...
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11/08/13
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Florida Virtual: Tom Vander Ark gives his 10 lessons from the nation's largest provider of online learning. No. 1 -...
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11/07/13
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Magnet schools: The Palm Beach County School Board wants to open an arts magnet at the middle and high school...
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11/06/13
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Charter schools: The Broward County School Board approves 19 new charter schools, including two Hebrew-language schools and a sports-themed academy. Sun...
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11/05/13
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Magnet schools: A Polk County Recording Arts Academy has students creating music for everything from the homecoming dance to commercials....
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11/04/13
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Homeschool pioneer Brenda Dickinson can’t say whether she’s for or against Common Core State Standards. She wants to see the the...
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11/04/13
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Magnet schools: A Broward County high school's Aerospace Technologies and Design program teaches students to design, build and fund rocket-building projects, just like...
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