Florida schools roundup: Corruption, violence, testing and more
Internships. A Volusia program gives students on-the-job construction experience. Daytona Beach News-Journal. Testing. An anti-testing group helps students opt out...
Read More >More than MOOCs: Who will take part in Florida's course access program?
File this under things to keep an eye on for the rest of this school year: Over the next month, providers can...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Testing, lawsuits, school choice and more
Lawsuits. A Sun-Sentinel opinion piece praises the lawsuit challenging Florida's tax credit scholarship program, which is administered by organizations like...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, testing, Common Core and more
Charter schools. New authorizing standards are intended to help improve the quality of Florida's charter schools. Naples Daily News. A Manatee...
Read More >FL's new special needs scholarship accounts can support college ambitions
Florida's experiment with personalized accounts that help parents meet the educational needs of their special needs children is only beginning. In...
Read More >Jeb Bush to states that reject Common Core: Push standards "even higher"
States should not back away from higher expectations for their students in the face of a contentious debate over the education standards,...
Read More >FL DOE: District retaliated against administrators in thwarted charter conversion
In the first case of its kind, the state has sided with two South Florida school administrators who faced retaliation...
Read More >Florida roundup: Jeb Bush, digital learning, private schools and more
Jeb Bush. The Wall Street Journal sets a political stage for the former Florida governor's speech, coming this morning at the Foundation...
Read More >Chartrand: Parents at turnaround schools should know about choices
On Tuesday, when the Florida Board of Education somewhat grudgingly approved turnaround plans for dozens of D- and F-rated public...
Read More >Florida charter school advocates: Focus on quality, stop bad schools
Florida's charter school movement needs to turn its attention to quality, and its prognosis could turn grim if bad schools aren't stopped....
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