Florida roundup: Charter schools, standards, digital learning and more
Charter schools. Districts prepare a full-court press on charter school capital funding. Gradebook. Two struggling South Florida charter schools say...
Read More >Florida roundup: Superintendents, virtual school, community schools and more
Superintendents. Ex-Hillsborough superintendent MaryEllen Elia applies for the top post in Palm Beach County. Gradebook. Tampa Tribune. Virtual school. Florida...
Read More >Parents speak for public school choice in Tallahassee
Testimony from parents and other "citizen lobbyists" can have an impact on legislative debates in Tallahassee. Last week, several parents...
Read More >Open enrollment, schools of choice and schools of right
Across Florida, school districts have created open enrollment policies that allow students to attend traditional public schools outside their neighborhood zones....
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Lobbying, tax credit scholarships, class size and more
Tax credit scholarships. The Ocala Star-Banner and Pensacola News-Journal take in-depth looks at the growth and impact of the program. Florida's...
Read More >This week in school choice: Private options on the march
Editor's note: This is our first installment of a weekly review item that looks at national school choice developments: public,...
Read More >Why not let parents decide if charter schools are 'innovative?'
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently reported, the Palm Beach County school board is considering new rules for charter schools. Some appear to...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, charter schools, early learning and more
Testing. The Florida Senate approves a testing and accountability overhaul. Associated Press. News Service of Florida. Scripps/Tribune. The state of...
Read More >'Way outside the box': Senate panel grapples with public school choice
School districts would have more discretion to manage incoming transfer students under a new rewrite of school choice legislation approved...
Read More >Charter schools and private schools, growing in tandem?
This spring, legislatures around the country are considering new private school choice programs, or expansions to existing ones. Yet, as Matthew...
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