Florida roundup: Bankruptcy, testing, Catholic Schools and more
Bankruptcy. Acclaim Academy, the troubled operator of shuttered charter schools, files for bankruptcy. Orlando Sentinel. Testing. Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab...
Read More >Setting a high bar for charter schools, without unnecessary burdens
Charter schools were first conceived as a bargain. Teachers (or, in the case of some of Florida's oldest and most...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, Pam Stewart, funding and more
Charter schools. A principal who helped stabilize Key West's only charter school gets a strong evaluation. Keynoter. New charter schools...
Read More >Rejected Duval charter school takes its case to the state board
The Florida Board of Education this morning will hear an appeal from a charter school that was rejected by the...
Read More >Florida roundup: Testing, taxes, charter schools and more
Charter schools. StateImpact explores a dropout recovery charter school in Clearwater. Lauderhill city officials tout new restrictions on private and charter...
Read More >Florida school choice advocates receive national honor
The founder of the organization that helps administer the nation's largest tax credit scholarship program, as well as one of...
Read More >Florida roundup: Lawsuits, testing, Rick Scott and more
Lawsuits. A judge dismisses a lawsuit challenging Florida's tax credit scholarship program; an appeal is possible. Tampa Bay Times. Associated Press....
Read More >Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Florida tax credit scholarships
A lawsuit challenging the country's largest private school choice program saw a significant setback today, as a Leon County circuit...
Read More >School choice creates options for foster families
Last year, as Eve and Allen Walker prepared their children to start kindergarten at Abundant Life Christian Academy, they had...
Read More >Florida roundup: Testing, charter schools, budgets and more
Testing. A state panel begins its work searching for a vendor to study the validity of state assessments. Naples Daily...
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