Florida schools roundup: PLSA, test results, teachers and more
PLSA. State lawmakers triple funding for Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts. Tampa Tribune. Proficiency. Advocates are calling on Florida and other...
Read More >The missing numbers on charter school facilities funding
Over the weekend, an article in the Daytona Beach News-Journal explored a number of familiar arguments about charter schools. One of those,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budgets, tests, charter schools and more
Budgets. Districts with a high military population will see a funding boost. Panama City News Herald. Chief Senate education budget...
Read More >In memoriam: Marva Collins, school choice pioneer
Marva Collins was a teacher who believed in the potential of every child. When she felt the traditional school system...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, budgets, technology and more
Private schools. A new faith-based private school will cater to disadvantaged students in Miami's Overtown neighborhood. Miami Herald. Charter schools....
Read More >This week in school choice: A quarter-century of charter schools
The nation's first law allowing charter schools is now 25 years old. Charters have since become one of the largest-fastest-growing,...
Read More >Florida roundup: Private schools, superintendents, jobs and more
Private schools. A private soccer academy powered by Florida Virtual School is set to open in Bradenton. Tampa Bay Times....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, facilities, STEM and more
Charter schools. Florida's model charter school application will require new schools to disclose their operating histories before they can be...
Read More >Want innovative schools? Start small
Starting a charter school can be daunting. In Florida, the founders of a new school would need to pull together...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budgets, dropouts, discipline and more
Budgets. Gov. Rick Scott signs the new state budget, axing hundreds of millions worth of line items. Associated Press. StateImpact....
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