School choice-friendly proposals advance through constitution revision panel
Four proposals intended to advance school choice and educational freedom won approval from the education panel of a commission working...
Read More >Fla. House panel backs plan to create school district 'pockets of innovation'
A Florida House panel gave bipartisan approval to a wide-ranging education bill after a contentious debate. Much of the discussion...
Read More >Bill would let Fla. school districts form autonomous school networks
Florida school districts would be able to form networks of "autonomous" public schools operated by top-performing principals under a proposal...
Read More >Fla. lawmakers eye reducing barriers to McKay scholarships
Florida lawmakers are taking steps to make it easier for parents to enroll in the state's voucher program for children...
Read More >Fla. House spending proposal would expand principal autonomy program
A few years ago, the superintendent of the Broward County school district was willing to make a trade. The approach...
Read More >Hope Scholarship, school choice oversight bills clear Fla. Senate panel
A Florida Senate panel advanced a proposal to create a new educational choice scholarship for victims of violence, harassment or...
Read More >Fla. Senate proposes new Schools of Hope approach
High-performing public-school principals could create mini-networks of "franchise" schools within districts under a new plan the Florida Senate is set...
Read More >Fla. constitution proposal would open door to more state-sponsored public schools
Entities other than school districts could be allowed to start or sponsor public schools under a proposal making its way...
Read More >Former Fla. Supreme Court Justice: Time to nix Blaine Amendment
Florida's prohibition on public aid to religious institutions grew out of anti-Catholic bigotry. It's also outdated, a former state Supreme Court...
Read More >School choice-related proposals coming before Fla. constitution revision panel
The education panel of Florida's Constitution Revision Commission will consider some of its most closely watched proposals on Friday. A handful...
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