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Florida schools roundup: PARCC, Common Core, class size & more

Ed summit: Education leaders from across the state convene for a three-day conference that could shape the future of teaching, testing and...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: School choice polls, lawsuits in Alabama & Louisiana, bipartisanship in Kentucky & more

Alabama: The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing to block the new school choice law under equal protections grounds (AL.com,...

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Florida schools roundup: Common Core, charter schools, special needs & more

Common Core: The new national education standards are attracting opposition and causing a rift among Republicans. Miami Herald. Parents can...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: vouchers in Wisconsin, charters in Georgia, course choice in Louisiana & more

Alabama: The Alabama Policy Institute opposes the state proposed rules for the education tax-credit program. The think tank says the...

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Florida schools roundup: Back pay, literacy coaches, first days & more

Libraries: Five Miami-Dade County technical school libraries will open to the public starting the first day of school to offset expected budget cuts. Miami Herald. Back...

Sherri Ackerman

Florida schools roundup: Common Core, charter schools, budget woes & more

Common Core: The St. Johns County Republican Assembly is the latest GOP group to question the new education standards adopted...

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Florida schools roundup: Debit cards, ESE crisis, state school grades & more

Debit cards: Only seven of 67 Florida school districts have taken Gov. Scott's offer of a $250 debit card for school...

Sherri Ackerman

Florida schools roundup: Religion, Randi Weingarten, Common Core & more

Lawsuit: The Palm Beach County School Board faces a lawsuit from two students and their rabbi/attorney/father that charges the district fails to teach evolution and truths...

Sherri Ackerman

Florida schools roundup: Tutors, single-gendered schools, Jeb Bush & more

Tutoring: A Tampa Bay Times investigation finds that one in four public educators made money from a taxpayer-funded program by tutoring children from...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Vouchers in N.C., public school choice in Missouri & more

Alabama: 29 private schools are now eligible to accept scholarships and transfer students under the state's new Alabama Accountability Act...

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