Three Florida districts chosen for charter school collaboration grants
Florida's two largest school districts could soon be searching for charter schools looking to serve their most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The state Department of...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Lawsuits, testing, district leadership and more
Testing. The Orlando Sentinel has a primer on the state's new assessments. Some parents say they plan to pull their children...
Read More >Former justice, union leader debate Florida school choice lawsuit
The logic that led the Florida's Supreme Court to strike down a school voucher program should not apply to tax credit...
Read More >Catholic schools, religious education and a free society
In addition to National School Choice Week, this has also been Catholic Schools Week, and publications around the country are taking...
Read More >Florida roundup: Lawsuits, Catholic schools, charter schools and more
Lawsuits. Former Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul Cantero and teachers union leader Joanne McCall offer dueling op-eds on the lawsuit...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Budgets, testing, Catholic schools and more
Budgets. Gov. Rick Scott pitches a $77 billion spending plan that would increase funding for public schools. Times/Herald. Scripps/Tribune. Associated...
Read More >Scott budget: Reserve facilities funding for charter schools in struggling areas
Gov. Rick Scott this morning rolled out a $77 billion spending proposal that, as he previously announced, would increase funding for public...
Read More >How advocates think Florida could improve its charter school law
Florida continues to score well in an annual ranking of charter school laws in states around the country. It keeps its...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, state chiefs, school boards and more
Charter schools. Florida gets good marks for its charter school policies (and its teacher pension system). Gradebook. Charter Schools USA...
Read More >Making sense of Florida's charter school growth as enrollment passes 250,000
This year, more than 250,000 Florida students are attending charter schools. They now enroll more than one every 11 public-school students in...
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