Florida schools roundup: Charters, Common Core, dual enrollment & more
Charter schools: The Palm Beach County school district recommends rejecting two charter schools and approving eight others. Palm Beach Post. Pasco...
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Common Core: The Buzz spots this: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush offers a challenge to state leaders who don’t like Common...
Read More >Catholic schools grapple with Common Core concerns
A year ago, Catholic schools in Florida were headed toward adopting a version of Common Core State Standards that would...
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Money 101: The state Department of Education is currently drafting recommendations to create a course that will teach public high...
Read More >Florida charter school effort starting to roll
After a quiet start, a Race-To-The-Top-fueled effort to draw proven charter schools to Florida’s neediest communities is picking up steam....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Ed reform, Common Core, budget surplus & more
School reform: Rick Hess looks at Florida's Senate Bill 736 and overhauling teacher evaluations and concludes that after all of the...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Common Core, SAT scores, teacher raises & more
Common Core: Gov. Rick Scott should have stood up and said that Florida won't back away from Common Core because it's the...
Read More >An attempt at common ground between districts, charter schools
Can charter schools and districts really work together? Squabbles about funding and facilities might make one wonder. But the Florida...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Rick Scott, Common Core, dual enrollment & more
Rick Scott: The governor struggles to explain to reporters how PARCC is a federal intrusion, and his support of Common Core...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Rick Scott, PARCC, BOE appointment & more
PARCC: Gov. Rick Scott calls on state education leaders to drop out of PARCC, the assessments aligned with the new Common Core...
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