Bush: Fla. Legislature 'doing the right thing' on charter schools
During a rare visit to Tallahassee, former Gov. Jeb Bush told Florida lawmakers they were on the right track when...
Read More >Lawmakers want to keep all-charter school district out of the red
Florida lawmakers have mounting concerns about the finances of a rural district that recently converted its long-struggling public schools into...
Read More >Florida lawmakers debate school choice for violence victims
A proposal to create a new school choice program for violence victims stirred a passionate debate about bullying in the...
Read More >Why don't more charter schools use their flexibility on teacher pay?
Florida's charter schools have a major competitive edge of their district-run counterparts. With a few exceptions, their teachers aren't unionized....
Read More >Bill would create new school choice program for Fla. bullying victims
The Florida House of Representatives has released legislation creating a new school choice program for victims of bullying and harassment...
Read More >Hillsborough another model for district-charter relations in Florida
Florida's official charter schools conference has convened in Daytona Beach. Charter school operators gathered here have singled out one of...
Read More >Law provides path to regulatory relief for top public schools
More than a dozen Florida school districts are challenging key parts of a massive new education law. But unheralded portions...
Read More >Key black school choice organization to close at the end of the year
The education reform movement will lose an important voice at the end of this year. The Black Alliance for Educational...
Read More >KIPP Miami in the works for Liberty City
A new "school of hope" could soon be coming to the cradle of Florida's charter school movement. On Oct. 11,...
Read More >Florida school district a 'model' for charter school relations
FORT LAUDERDALE - Some of the charter school leaders gathered last week in South Florida reported tensions run high. Districts...
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