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01/08/16 | Sherri Ackerman
This Tampa Bay Christian school looks to lift student achievement
Note: This post first appeared on “Stepping Beyond the Scholarship.” Shaneka Paul struggled with a 2.0 grade point average her freshman year at Tampa Bay Christian Academy, but the 2015...
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12/11/15 | Sherri Ackerman
School choice scholarship put award-winning option within reach
Note: This post initially appeared on “Stepping Beyond the Scholarship.” Step Up For Students also hosts redefinED. It didn’t take long for Jenna Rogers to realize her son’s neighborhood school...
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12/06/15 | Sherri Ackerman
School choice scholarship placed award-winning option within reach
This post first appeared on Step Up For Students’ “Stepping Beyond the Scholarship” blog. It didn’t take long for Jenna Rogers to realize her son’s neighborhood school wasn’t working for...
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11/25/15 | Sherri Ackerman
A ‘really special’ school, plus some extra help
Note: This student spotlight originally appeared on Step Up For Students’ “Stepping Beyond the Scholarship” blog. Step Up For Students is also host of redefinED. Liam Thomas has Down syndrome...
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10/01/15 | Sherri Ackerman
Making academic progress at an ACE Academy
Shawnay Glenn’s neighborhood school seemed like a good fit as she began her formal education. Prekindergarten through first grade were good years for the little girl with the big smile,...
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08/14/15 | Sherri Ackerman
School choice scholarship helped her get the support she needed
Of the 11 children Dorothy Stephenson has raised – two hers and the rest relatives – all but one attended Orange County public schools. “They did really well,” Dorothy said....
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06/19/15 | Sherri Ackerman
School choice scholarship helps family overcome tragedy
After a decade of their son using a Step Up For Students school choice scholarship, Lisa and Michael Schroeder wanted another student to benefit from the opportunity. So with their...
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01/09/15 | Sherri Ackerman
Thanks to school choice scholarship, “he’s where he needs to be”
When Julie Blue agreed to be a foster parent to brothers Logan and Mason, she knew she wanted to send them to a high-performing school. Blue attended a private elementary...
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09/18/14 | Sherri Ackerman
School choice scholarship student pays it forward
When Lynden Simmons was in the eighth grade, his family had to move into a homeless shelter. It was the longest three months of his life. At school, he smiled...
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03/26/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Private school in Haiti gets help from U.S. charter school company
Charter Schools USA is one of the nation’s largest for-profit charter school management companies, with 58 schools in seven states. But the Florida-based organization also has a charitable arm that’s...
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03/21/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Military-style charter schools sprouting across Florida
Like they are in other states, military-style charter schools are gaining a foothold in Florida. There are new ones in Broward, Sarasota, Osceola and Duval counties – and more on...
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03/10/14 | Sherri Ackerman
A Catholic school network for special-needs students
When Madelyn Tomas was in the third grade, teachers at her public school wanted to retain the speech- impaired student another year. Madelyn’s mom, a school nurse, chose, instead, to...
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02/27/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Florida schools roundup: State tests, Common Core, teacher evals & more
State tests: The end of the much-maligned FCAT is no cause for celebration by critics, writes the Palm Beach Post. Sen. John Legg correctly recognizes there are too many standardized tests...
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02/26/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Proposed MacDill charter school loses first appeal
A charter school sought by MacDill Air Force Base in Florida has lost the first round of an appeals process. The Florida Charter School Appeal Commission on Monday sided with...
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02/26/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Florida schools roundup: Charters, private schools, STEM & more
Charter schools: A charter school sought by MacDill Air Force Base in Florida has lost the first round of an appeals process. redefinED. The state charter appeals commission sides with the...
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02/25/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Breaking from the herd on charter schools
Not surprisingly, leaders from some of Florida’s largest school districts lined up last week against a proposed state House bill that would make it easier for charter schools to open....
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02/25/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, Common Core, teacher evals & more
Vouchers: Jewish leaders speak in support of school choice and the expansion of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship. Jewish Journal. Senate President Don Gaetz’s call for more accountability through expanded testing is...
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02/24/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Virtual school gives teen entrepreneur freedom to thrive
When Willow Tufano left a public school for the gifted three years ago and enrolled in Florida Virtual School, she discovered a doorway to opportunity. No longer confined to a...
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02/24/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, fundamental schools, testing & more
Vouchers: Standardized testing would threaten private-school appeal, writes the Orlando Sentinel. The president of the League of Women Voters of Florida says expanding private scholarships is a further abdication of the state’s...
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02/21/14 | Sherri Ackerman
Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, charter schools, tech ed & more
Vouchers: Three weeks after Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford promised a “massive increase” in school choice scholarships for underprivileged schoolchildren, his chamber releases a 40-page bill. redefinED. The proposal is expected to...
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