Gov. Rick Scott: Special needs scholarship program is just the start
Last week, Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation creating a second-in-the-nation scholarship account program and doing away with special diplomas for...
Read More >Survey: Support and opposition growing for school vouchers
Public support may be growing nationally for school voucher programs, but so is opposition, according to a new survey by...
Read More >Florida roundup: CAPE, Common Core, magnet schools and more
Tax credit scholarships. Students with higher incomes can now qualify for partial scholarships through Florida's program, but how does that...
Read More >Florida roundup: Charter schools, private schools, civil rights and more
Charter schools. High-performing Plato Academy plans to expand in Pinellas. Tampa Bay Times. The district is moving to take over...
Read More >In Florida’s pre-K program, a sign of bigger things to come
This August, Stacy Phillips of Pensacola, Fla. will see her daughter turn five and start her first day of kindergarten,...
Read More >Florida roundup: Digital learning, campaigns, special needs and more
Digital learning. Two previously defunct Pinellas schools are set to reopen as magnets focused on digital instruction. Tampa Bay Times....
Read More >Florida roundup: School choice, charter schools, campaigns and more
School choice. Gov. Rick Scott signs major legislation expanding eligibility for tax credit scholarships and creating the second education savings account...
Read More >FL Gov. Rick Scott signs school choice expansion bill
Florida continues its national pace setting on parental choice under a bill signed into law today by Gov. Rick Scott....
Read More >Parents talk choice & accountability
The word "accountability" can have different meanings in education policy debates. For two parents who spoke Thursday to a room full...
Read More >Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, politics, philanthropy and more
Tax credit scholarships. Will the program drain $3 billion from public schools? Mostly false. PolitiFact. Politics. Orlando Sentinel columnist Beth Kassab chides a local school...
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