Florida roundup: Charter schools, STEM, private schools and more
Charter schools. A new charter, the second in Clay County, breaks ground. Clay Today. Achievement gaps. Students in Duval's lowest performing...
Read More >Charters, disadvantaged students, and arguments about education
Jack Schneider is an education historian who studies the arguments people make about schools, and host of an Education Week...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, lawsuits, poverty and more
Testing. A testing compromise may suspend the using of testing for third grade retention. Associated Press. Miami Herald. A Pasco parent...
Read More >Expansion of special needs scholarship accounts advances in Florida Legislature
More Florida students will be able to access the state's new Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts under legislation now ready for...
Read More >Tampa private school excels at chess
When fifth graders enroll at Tampa's Academy Prep Center, they usually haven't played chess before. But they learn quickly, as...
Read More >Expanding public school choice: It's about logistics
School districts and their representatives raised a number of logistical issues as a Florida House panel advanced a bill that would...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: School choice, Jeb Bush, testing and more
School choice. A Florida House panel approves a bill expanding public school choices. News Service of Florida. Gradebook. Charter schools....
Read More >Another Florida school board debates school choice lawsuit
Note: This post has been updated. See below. The lawsuit challenging Florida's tax credit scholarship program stoked a debate at...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: School choice, guns, Common Core and more
School choice. Bills before the Florida Legislature would create universal open enrollment for public schools. Miami Herald. Guns. A bill...
Read More >Florida lawmakers may resolve dual enrollment dilemma for private schools
For two years, Florida private schools have faced a dilemma affecting students who want a jump start on college. A change in the...
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