The new voice speaking against ZIP-codes-as-destiny in education
Students' ZIP codes shouldn't be their destiny. Variations on that line have long been a rhetorical staple of school choice advocates, from parents...
Read More >Florida roundup: PLSAs, private schools, testing and more
Testing. State testing is halted amid computer problems. Associated Press. Tampa Bay Times. Miami Herald. Tampa Tribune. Orlando Sentinel. Florida Times-Union. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Naples...
Read More >Do you believe? The question every school should have to answer
I recently talked with some sixth-graders at a small, upstart private school in a low-income neighborhood in Central Florida. I think I...
Read More >Florida roundup: Private schools, charter schools, superintendents and more
Charter schools. The Tampa Tribune looks at a proposal to give charter schools a guaranteed source of facilities funding. A...
Read More >This week in school choice: Progress in the face of uncertainty
This week, there were more signs this would be another "year of school choice." Governors and state Legislatures continued to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, unions, superintendents and more
Testing. High-stakes testing stifles innovation in education, UF Ph.D. candidates write in the Gainesville Sun. A bill to repeal Common Core standards...
Read More >Contentious extracurricular legislation advances in Florida Senate
A bill that would overhaul Florida's system governing high school athletics for an "era of school choice" remains alive after...
Read More >Florida roundup: Testing, school choice, safety and more
Testing. Controversy continues to swirl around a revamp of state testing and school accountability laws. Sunshine State News. Testing results...
Read More >Florida state board backs one charter school's appeal; rejects another
The Florida Board of Education today supported the appeal of one rejected charter school's application, and denied another, amid concerns about...
Read More >School district asks more of credit-recovery charter schools
We recent took a look at the rise of dropout-recovery charter schools, a niche that has blossomed under the radar...
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