Florida schools roundup: Budgets, testing, school boards and more
Budgets. Health care issues cloud the rest of the state budget, potentially affecting education funding. Scripps/Tribune. Tampa Bay Times. Charter schools. The Lakeland...
Read More >Florida House proposes funding for charter school facilities
Florida's charter schools have complained for years that funding to pay for their school buildings is not guaranteed. That would...
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice, charter schools, class size and more
School choice. A school choice and charter school bill advances in the Legislature. Education Week. The Sun-Sentinel sounds out parents...
Read More >Study: Urban charter schools boost achievement; Florida's trail peers
Charter schools are having a growing, positive impact on student performance in cities around the country, according to a new...
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice, testing, investigations and more
School choice. A big-ticket school choice bill advances in the state Senate. News Service of Florida. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Pinellas schools still...
Read More >Update: Florida Senate advances major public school choice package
Update, 6:30 p.m.: The Senate Education Committee on Tuesday approved the legislation on a 7-4, party-line vote. Out-of-state charter school networks...
Read More >Funding increases proposed for Florida special needs scholarship accounts
Florida's new educational choice program for special needs students would see significant funding increases under spending plans unveiled this week in...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Funding, testing, Catholic education and more
Testing. The Florida House is poised to pass its overhaul of the state's testing and school accountability system. Associated Press. Gradebook. Scripps/Tribune....
Read More >Advocates bemoan lack of progress on state charter school policies
Around the country, few states approved new policies giving charter schools greater autonomy or helping them grow, according to a new...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Lawsuits, charter schools, investigations and more
Lawsuits. The lawsuit against Florida's tax credit scholarship program inspires legislation that would prevent taxpayer-funded groups from suing the state....
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