Bill would let charters give preference to students from schools that struggle
Florida charter schools could give admissions preference to students whose previous schools struggled academically under legislation filed today in the...
Read More >Palm Beach leads Florida's big districts in charter school growth
Charter school enrollment has tripled in the past decade, according to a new report from a national charter school group. Florida...
Read More >Bill would let Florida cities sponsor charter schools
Florida cities would be able to sponsor charter schools under a Senate bill filed today. Right now, school districts have...
Read More >Some Florida school districts better than others at stopping failed charters
As a spate of sudden failures has brought Florida's charter schools under a microscope, the state’s second-largest school district stands...
Read More >This week in school choice: A political liability
This week, Republicans made gains in off-year elections. Like in 2014, there are signs school choice may have helped the GOP...
Read More >School choice, regulation and parents' diverse needs
Parents need access to quality educational options. But, as several school choice advocates said during an education reform gathering in...
Read More >NAEP: Low-income readers do well in Florida charter schools
Florida's low-income middle-school students who attend charter schools seem to do significantly better in reading than their peers in traditional...
Read More >Lawmakers propose constitutional overhaul for Florida school districts
Florida school districts would no longer be defined exclusively by county lines, under a constitutional amendment proposed by two state...
Read More >Small schools, public and private, fill special niche for children with autism
When Charleen Decort was looking for the right school for her daughter, she traveled around South Florida, looking at factors some parents...
Read More >Florida bill would give principals freedom to turn around schools
As attention swirls around efforts to turn around persistently struggling schools, Florida lawmakers want to give some principals more money, extra training and...
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