Florida roundup: Charter schools, Common Core, desegregation and more
Common Core. Gov. Rick Scott signs a suite of bills aimed at responding to the controversy around the standards, as well...
Read More >Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, turnarounds, budgets and more
Tax credit scholarships. Legislation could soon expand eligibility for Florida's tax credit scholarship program to middle-class families. Florida Times-Union. The Tampa...
Read More >Dual enrollment funding for private school students remains unresolved
Despite the efforts of private schools and some lawmakers, the Florida Legislature this spring didn’t resolve concerns that more private...
Read More >Florida roundup: Budgets, teachers, legislation, Common Core and more
Legislature. StateImpact reviews the legislative session and talks about parental choice legislation with Senate Education Chairman John Legg. Private schools....
Read More >Report shows uneven spread of school choice in Florida
While school choice in Florida has continued to mature, the array of options - and the information parents receive -...
Read More >Florida roundup: Nation's report card, turnarounds, transportation and more
Nation's report card. The latest grades for America's high school seniors are "dismal." Associated Press. Scores are largely flat in Florida, too....
Read More >'No longer an experiment:' FL's parental choice debate is shifting with maturity
One called for more expansion. The other, for more accountability. This spring, intentionally or not, Florida legislative leaders highlighted twin...
Read More >Florida roundup: Budgets, Legislature, tax credit scholarships and more
Tax credit scholarships. The program is expanding, and more organizations are signing up to offer scholarships. Tampa Tribune. A Gainesville...
Read More >Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, teachers, Common Core and more
Tax credit scholarships. EdWeek writes up the legislation passed last week. Online grading. A Miami-Dade student is arrested for trying...
Read More >What school choice bills passed this year in the Florida Legislature
We followed a number of school choice issues during the course of Florida's 60-day legislative session, and most of them...
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