Florida charter school chain suddenly founders
A pair of charter schools in Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla., is shutting down abruptly, in an apparent unraveling of what had been...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, Race to the Top and more
Charter schools. Abrupt failures of two charter schools take students and teachers by surprise. Orlando Sentinel. Florida Times-Union. WESH. Central Florida...
Read More >Report highlights charter school waiting lists in Miami-Dade and elsewhere
Miami-Dade County is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing charter school sectors of any school district in the...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, technology, legislation and more
Charter schools. A troubled charter school will close in Broward, while a charter school run by Mavericks in Education gets...
Read More >A 'new educational paradigm' for the most disengaged students
The recent era of education reform has seen achievement gaps narrow, and low-income black and Latino students improve their graduation rates....
Read More >Florida roundup: Testing, magnet schools, turnarounds and more
Testing. Lawmakers are unlikely to cancel the state's testing contract. StateImpact. Florida figures prominently as comedian John Oliver skewers standardized...
Read More >Public school choice in the Show-Me State
Public school choice is one of the many education issues that will likely have to wait until next year in...
Read More >Picking up the pieces: What's next for school choice legislation in Florida
School choice-related measures faltered amid a legislative standoff in Florida, as the House adjourned early and bills foundered in the Senate....
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, testing, credit recovery and more
Charter schools. More than 100 students may be forced to leave The Villages' charter school due to a change in...
Read More >This week in school choice: Hard times in the city
Another week, another stark reminder of what's at stake in the quest to build institutions that allow all children to realize...
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