Magnet schools: A Broward County high school’s Aerospace Technologies and Design program teaches students to design, build and fund rocket-building projects, just like NASA. Sun Sentinel. Once a struggling school, this Palm Beach County magnet has become one of the premier public high schools in the country. Palm Beach Post. A new Advanced Placement Academy challenges traditional students to push themselves… Read more »
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Of civics and ‘sects’: debunking another school choice myth
The American Center for School Choice is committed to the empowerment of all families to choose among schools public and private, secular and religious. As in all programs of government subsidy – food stamps are an example – there will be limits on the product that can be chosen; the school preferred by the parent… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Private schools, charters, digital learning & more
Private schools: Dana Sostchin, a first-grade teacher who has taught for more than 20 years at Yeshiva Elementary School in Miami Beach, receives a Governor’s Shine Award from Gov. Rick Scott. Jewish Journal. Charter schools: A new Brevard County K-5 charter school focuses on the classics, with literature and Latin lessons. Florida Today. The governing board of University Preparatory Academy, Pinellas’s… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: District vs. charter schools, learning options & more
District vs. charter: District schools try new marketing tactics to compete with charter schools, which continue to grow. Palm Beach Post. Learning options: The U.S. education revolution could find its way to Latin America, with outdated and poorly performing schools that would greatly benefit from a dose of “flipped classrooms” and personalized learning, writes Andres Oppenheimer for the Miami… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Charters, cyberbullying, ESE aides & more
Charter schools: A new St. Petersburg charter school under fire for missteps wants to open another school in neighboring Hillsborough County. Tampa Bay Times. Pay raises: Polk County school district teachers, principals, assistant principals, paraprofessionals and clerical staff will get a raise this year. The Ledger. Lee County school leaders approve a 3.3 percent raise for district support… Read more »
With school choice scholarship, student escapes bullying & thrives in new school
by Perry Athanason When Gianna Viale started first grade at the Good Shepherd Catholic School in Orlando, she had no idea there were forces working behind the scenes to ensure she would have the best educational opportunities available to her. But the one person who loves her the most was shaping her life: her mom. Gianna’s… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Charters, Common Core, teacher pay & more
Charter schools: A new St. Petersburg charter school opens up applications for its board – something the school’s leader recently was criticized for not having in place. Tampa Bay Times. The Lake Wales Charter School System plans to refinance the remaining $4.1 million on a loan to build the Edward W. Bok Academy campus. The Ledger. Common Core:… Read more »
The vanguard for a new generation of Catholic schools
While getting a history degree at a small Catholic college in New Hampshire, Ben Horton figured he had two options after graduation: law school or teaching. Then, a scholarship his junior year sent him to Belfast, Ireland, where he taught at a Catholic school near the Peace Walls dividing Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods. There, among the… Read more »
redefinED roundup: special needs vouchers in Oklahoma, charter schools in Wisconsin and more
Arizona: The Arizona Education Association escalates its lawsuit to stop Education Scholarship Accounts by asking the state Supreme Court to overturn the program (East Valley Tribune). California: The Daily Press in Victorville endorses school choice and joins the ranks of those questioning Politico’s selective reading of the education research on vouchers (Daily Press). County zoning… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, Florida Virtual, Common Core & more
Charter schools: A new Broward County charter school with 60 students closes after school leaders fail to pay rent. Sun Sentinel. Rapper Pitbull is the latest in a long list of celebrities lending their star power to open a charter school, this one in Miami. NPR. In a divided vote, the Sarasota County School Board approves a new charter, granting permission for the district’s… Read more »