Data: Students who leave Florida private schools more likely to choose charters
Over the course of five years, more than 26,000 Florida students migrated from private schools to charter schools, according to state...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Legislation, charter schools, testing and more
Special needs. Being the father of a child with "unique abilities" has motivated Florida Senate President Andy Gardiner's push to...
Read More >Bill would create open enrollment for Florida public schools
If there's room in the school, let students enroll. That's the basic idea contained in Florida legislation filed Thursday, which would...
Read More >Florida roundup: School boards, charter schools, black history and more
School boards. Volusia County's school board chairwoman says she plans to join new organization of pro-school-choice school board members. Daytona...
Read More >Bill would make sure charter schools participate in 'Digital Classrooms 2.0'
Draw up a detailed plan for using technology in the classroom, and get a funding boost in return. That was...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, testing, school boards and more
Charter schools. A school district mistakenly and unlawfully tries to exclude a charter school student from middle school sports. Sarasota Herald-Tribune....
Read More >Ninth Florida 'double-F' charter school faces closure
An academically struggling military charter school in Central Florida is set to close, after the state Board of Education denied...
Read More >Could online course access help Florida make way for the 'money course?'
A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is back again with a proposal that has some influential supporters. They want every...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: PLSAs, testing, superintendents and more
PLSAs. More states may soon create programs like Florida's Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts, which allow parents of special needs students to...
Read More >Bill would require proposed charter schools to show 'need'
People who want to build new nursing homes or hospitals in Florida need to obtain what's known as a "certificate...
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