Charters still popular for students who transfer from private to public schools
Florida charter schools continue to attract a disproportionate number of students who leave the state's private schools for public alternatives,...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Diversity, charter schools, testing and more
Charter schools. A Miami-Dade charter school reinstates its executive director after his ouster was met with outcry. Miami Herald. Special needs....
Read More >This week in school choice: Watching Washington
The wonky world of Washington is buzzing as Congress moves closer to passing an updated version of the Elementary and...
Read More >School choice and equity: The real lessons from New Orleans
Critics like to describe the overhauled New Orleans public school system, in which more than nine in ten students attend charter...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, charter schools, TOY and more
Charter schools. A charter school founder steered contracts to companies he controlled. Palm Beach Post. Vouchers. The Orlando Sentinel hosts...
Read More >Throwback Thursday: The roots of charter schools
The Atlantic this week offered one of what will likely be many pieces looking back at the first quarter-century of American...
Read More >Equity, diversity and school choice: Q&A with Deborah McGriff
Deborah McGriff has been a leader in the school choice movement decades. In the early '90s, she was deputy superintendent of Milwaukee public...
Read More >Florida roundup: Budgets, digital learning, summer and more
STEM. Students in Orlando's Pine Hills neighborhood experiment with growing bioluminescent mushrooms. Orlando Sentinel. These 20 public elementary schools excel...
Read More >Can growth change the way districts look at charter schools?
For several years, the debate over charter schools was defined by scarcity. In the wake of the Great Recession, enrollment in...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: STEM, teacher evaluations, TFA and more
STEM. Two charters and one magnet school do especially well getting disadvantaged students to pass state science tests. Bridge to Tomorrow. Teacher...
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