Charter schools. A split Bay County School Board gives an extension to a financially troubled charter school. Panama City News Herald. Class size amendment. The Sarasota district utilizes more mixed-grade classrooms this year in an effort to comply. Sarasota Herald Tribune. School closings. Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie announces the district will close one special needs… Read more »
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redefinED roundup: Tax credit scholarships in Alabama, vouchers in Tennessee, charters in Florida & more
Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley signs the tax credit scholarship bill into law after the Alabama Supreme Court lifts a restraining order from a circuit court judge that prevented the bill from being sent to him (NPR). More from AL.com. The Alabama Education Association is running ads accusing lawmakers of betrayal for approving the bill (Sand Mountain Reporter). Indiana:… Read more »
‘I’m an advocate for what works’
Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts about Lake Wales Charter Schools. Part one here. Robin Gibson counts one legendary Democratic governor as a close friend, and helped run the U.S. Senate campaign of another. So it may be surprising to some, given the misperceptions about school choice, that the prominent Democrat is… Read more »
Florida roundup: authentic parents, career education, digital learning & more
Charter schools. Tallahassee Democrat columnist Byron Dobson takes issue with last week’s DOE press release about charter school performance, which was headlined, “Report shows charter school students outpace traditional public school students.” “Somehow the DOE headline comes across as a slam against public schools,” he writes. School choice. The Escambia school district is set to offer more public… Read more »
Florida town turns to charter schools to boost its kids, its future
Five hundred students sat cross-legged on the floor inside Bok Academy Middle School’s cafeteria, where Principal Damien Moses, a gentle giant with a booming voice, greeted them. “Great moments don’t happen by accident,’’ he told them. They happen, he said, because someone had a vision. Then he asked all the teachers at the A-rated Lake… Read more »
Florida roundup: charter schools, tax credit scholarships and a question about parent trigger
Charter schools. Brooksville’s first charter school, one with a STEM focus, will open this fall, reports the Tampa Bay Times. Competition from charter schools is forcing the Palm Beach County school district to think harder about its needs and priorities, reports the Palm Beach Post. Charters are also sparking debate among Palm Beach school board members about how… Read more »
redefinED roundup: Voucher ruling in Colorado, tax credit scholarships in Alabama, course choice in Florida & more
Washington: The new Charter School Commission is attracting candidates from across the state and beyond, including Liz Finne, a lawyer and director of the Center for Education Reform at the Washington Policy Center. The governor and other leaders expect to choose nine volunteers by March 6 (Associated Press). A coalition of educators and community groups filed… Read more »
Adam Putnam: ‘If we lose the parents, we’ve lost the battle’
Editor’s note: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was a late arrival and one of the last speakers at Wednesday’s education summit on Common Core in Orlando. But he delivered some of the most memorable lines, stressing better communication with parents about education reform and school choice. Here’s a transcript of his remarks. This is all… Read more »
Florida education summit puts focus on Common Core’s potential, challenges
Florida business leaders put a spotlight Wednesday on the promise and potential pitfalls of Common Core – the tough, new academic standards that are rolling into Florida schools and will help re-shape teaching, learning and testing. At a wide-ranging, day-long education summit in Orlando, several participants suggested a public awareness campaign to inform parents about the… Read more »
A closer look at Marco Rubio’s proposal for federal tax credit scholarships
Eleven states currently offer tax credits to specified taxpayers who make contributions to tax-exempt non-profit organizations that in turn use those contributions to fund scholarships for qualifying, financially-needy, elementary and/or secondary school students attending private schools. This fairly recent development is currently empowering perhaps 150,000 lower-income families, who generally are unable to afford private schools,… Read more »
