Magnet, charter schools again lead Fla. National Blue Ribbon honors
This year, 12 Florida schools won National Blue Ribbon School designations from the federal government. This year's winners have one...
Read More >South Florida district sues state over charter school law
Sweeping legislation that equalized funding for Florida's charter schools is officially under legal attack. The Palm Beach County School Board...
Read More >Study: FL private school choice students more likely to get to college, get degrees
The “triply disadvantaged” students who participate in the nation’s largest private school choice program enroll in college and obtain degrees...
Read More >What to make of lower absentee rates for Florida charter school teachers?
Teachers in Florida's district-run public schools are nearly four times as likely to be "chronically absent" from the classroom as...
Read More >School board hits legal snag as it challenges Fla. charter school appeals
The Florida Supreme Court today declined to hear a local school board's attempt to overturn the state's charter school appeals...
Read More >Florida Virtual School steps into breach after Irma
Most Florida public schools have reopened after recovering from Hurricane Irma. But some — especially in the Keys and the southwestern...
Read More >Schools, hurricane shelters and the new definition of public education
There's been a lot of chatter about the role of charter and traditional public schools sheltering students from hurricanes. In...
Read More >Florida's traditional public schools answered the bell
This week, Hurricane Irma cut a wide swath of destruction across the Florida peninsula. The ensuing mayhem blocked roads, tore...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Irma edition
Shelter from the storm. Florida's public schools opened themselves up to evacuees. The 74. Tampa Bay Times. (More here). Naples...
Read More >Illinois makes it official, now 26th private school choice state
Illinois is now the eighteenth state to offer tax credit scholarships that will help low- and middle-income families pay private...
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