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Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, teacher debit cards, art magnets & more

More on Tony Bennett: Two days of controversy seem to have taken a toll, with Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett...

Sherri Ackerman

Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, school budgets, safety nets & more

Tony Bennett: Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli weighs in on the Florida education commissioner's decision a year ago to change an Indiana charter...

Sherri Ackerman

Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, school budgets, Common Core & more

Hot seat: Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett faces hard questions about his role as Indiana's former education chief in a grade...

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Vouchers in N.C., voucher politics in N.J., charter school grades in Florida & more

Arkansas: The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses a lawsuit to overturn the state's public school choice law, which will...

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redefinED roundup: Course choice in Louisiana, vouchers in Wisconsin, KIPP in Missouri & more

Louisiana: Louisiana's Course Choice pilot program is full, with about 2,000 students enrolled in online courses and 500 more on a waiting list...

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redefinED roundup: Charters in Pennsylvania, vouchers in Louisiana, tax credit scholarships in Alabama & more

Pennsylvania: The CREDO study finds Pennsylvania charter school students lagging behind traditional public school students (Tribune Review). York City School...

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redefinED roundup: charter schools in Washington, vouchers in Wisconsin, Uncommon Schools & more

National. Uncommon Schools wins the 2013 Broad Prize for outstanding charter school network (Education Week). U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan...

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redefinED roundup: vouchers in Ohio, tax credit scholarships in Delaware, charter school performance & more

National. A new study from CREDO shows charter schools improving nationally, compared to traditional public schools, but with results varying...

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redefinED roundup: Charter schools in Arizona, tax credits in New Hampshire, parent trigger in Louisiana & more

Arizona: New statistics show the state has the second-highest percentage of students enrolled in charter schools in the nation (Today's News Herald)....

Sherri Ackerman

redefinED roundup: Tax credits in Arizona, vouchers in Wisconsin, charter schools in New Mexico & more

Illinois: The Chicago Teachers Union and privately-run charter schools railed against potential district funding cuts (Chicago Tribune). Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration will partially...

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