Florida schools roundup: PLSAs, teacher evaluations, NCLB and more
Magnet schools. Broward officials consider making some programs all-choice. Sun-Sentinel. School choice. Marion schools move to a new open-enrollment policy....
Read More >New schools needed: How to make school choice markets work
For the past two decades, hundreds of thousands of mostly disadvantaged students have enrolled in private school choice programs, usually seeing...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Funding, school choice, testing and more
Funding. Gov. Rick Scott will seek "record" per-pupil education funding is his proposed budget for next year. Associated Press. Palm Beach...
Read More >KIPP begins to hit its stride in Florida
Tom Majdanics tells the story of KIPP Impact Middle School in Jacksonville, Fla., in a pair of video clips. In the...
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice, special needs, tutoring and more
Magnet schools. Miami-Dade schools unveil a new planetarium to coincide with the debut of a new astronomy magnet program. Miami...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Lawsuits, rankings, teacher pay and more
Lawsuits. The Florida Education Association says it will drop one of its school choice lawsuits. Associated Press. News Service of Florida. Palm Beach...
Read More >Union dropping lawsuit against Florida school choice legislation
The legal cloud over Florida's new special needs scholarship accounts has lifted, as the Florida Education Association has announced it...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: PLSAs, lawsuits, testing and more
PLSAs. More than 1,200 special needs students have received funding for their Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts, and lawmakers are getting...
Read More >Florida charter school takes state to court over 'high-performing' label
A Central Florida charter school has taken the state to court in a bid to keep its classification as a "high-performing"...
Read More >Florida roundup: Lawsuits, private schools, teacher evaluation and more
Lawsuits. Tax credit scholarship parents want a lawsuit challenging their program dismissed. redefinED. The program is administered by Step Up...
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