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How Florida can make its public schools open to all students

Christina Sheffield’s son, Graham, was soaring ahead of classmates. She wanted a learning environment that challenged him, so she created one herself. She pulled him out of a private school and created a customized education plan. Using her know-how as a certified elementary virtual school teacher, she enrolled him in a hybrid homeschool co-op and… Read more »

Duval espera un nuevo superintendente para el 1 de enero, Brevard reconsidera el papel del asistente de medios, estimación del coste de la elección escolar universal, y más

Around the state: Duval school board members set a superintendent search timeline that they anticipate will locate a new leader by Jan. 1, Brevard schools will consider bring back media assistants after eliminating the position in 2020, the Florida Policy Institute projects a first-year cost of $4 billion for the state's new universal school choice... Read more »

FAU suspends presidential search after pressure from state, black history seminar reset, school board elections, district marketing plan, and more

FAU search suspended: Florida Atlantic University officials have suspended their search for a new president "until further notice" after state officials ordered it shut down because of "anomalies" in the process. Last week, a presidential search committee recommended three finalists for the job, but did not include an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Friday, State... Read more »

Commentary: Do charter schools hold the key to correcting pandemic learning loss?

Editor’s note: This post from Bruno V. Manno, senior adviser to the Walton Family Foundation’s K-12 Program and a reimaginED contributor, appeared Friday in the The Messenger. A wide-ranging national study of U.S. charter schools presents more evidence that this nonprofit enterprise sector of public education is largely a success story. Charter students have reading and math… Read more »

New superintendents talk about their plans, growth strains St. Lucie and Hernando schools, affordable housing for school workers, and more

Around the state: New superintendents in Broward and Brevard talk about their plans for their school districts, exploding growth is straining the St. Lucie and Hernando school districts, Pinellas selects a developer to build affordable apartments for school employees in downtown St. Petersburg, work experience can be used as an alternative certification substitute to postsecondary... Read more »

Hillsborough loses a superintendent and Broward gains one, College Board rejects state’s request to remove LGBTQ material in AP course, and more

Around the state: Hillsborough Superintendent Addison Davis is resigning and moving back to northeast Florida, Broward school board members hire a regional superintendent from neighboring Palm Beach County as the district's next superintendent, the College Board is refusing Florida's request to delete LGBTQ material from its Advanced Placement psychology course, Gov. Ron DeSantis signs the... Read more »