Student uniforms are common at Florida’s more than 650 charter schools. Yet, when state lawmakers offered extra funding to school districts that required uniforms, most charters couldn’t participate. The reason: Participation in the new program needed to be district-wide. If a school district chose not to set a uniform policy, the charters it oversaw weren’t able to… Read more »
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Group taking aim at charter schools misses the mark
Do charter schools hurt the academic achievement of minority students that enroll? Do charters hurt the minority students who remain in public schools? How does closing traditional public schools and replacing them with charter schools impact these students? Those are valid questions. But relying on unsubstantiated claims and ignoring credible evidence detracts from the thoughtful… Read more »
redefinED roundup: private school testing in Fla., ESA’s in Miss., virtual school in Maine & more
Alaska: Not all Republicans agree on changing the constitution to allow private school vouchers for students to attend religious schools (Anchorage Daily News, Education Week). Could private schools discriminate based on religious beliefs if they accept public funds (Anchorage Daily News)? The editorial board of the Anchorage Daily News argues that the constitutional amendment to… Read more »
redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Louisiana, rally in New York, blended learning in New Jersey & more
Alabama: The Alabama Education Association runs attack ads against a pro-school choice candidate during Republican special election primaries (AL.com). California: L.A.’s public school choice initiative became more about collaboration than competition (Huffington Post). San Fernando Valley Charter schools form an advocacy group (Daily News). Colorado: School choice candidates win a majority on the Jefferson County… Read more »
redefinED roundup: course choice in Louisiana, charter school performance in Boston, and more
Alabama: The state court will allow three parents to defend the new school choice program against a lawsuit from the Alabama Education Association that seeks to overturn it (Tuscaloosa News). Arizona: GEICO donates $8 million to the state’s corporate tuition tax credit scholarship program (Arizona Daily Star). Colorado: Education reformers in Douglas County are facing… Read more »
redefinED roundup: marching for charter schools, voucher growth in Indiana, voucher suit in Oklahoma and more
Alabama: The Alabama Education Association sued to stop the state’s education tax-credit program but a parent steps forward to try and block the suit with the help of the Institute for Justice (Associated Press). Arizona: The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice surveys parents using education savings accounts and finds they’re happy with the program (Friedman Foundation)…. Read more »
Florida chooses a new education commissioner: Pam Stewart
Florida has a new education commissioner: Pam Stewart, a career educator widely viewed as capable and accomplished but not a crusader. The state Board of Education voted 7-0 Tuesday to hire Stewart to replace Tony Bennett, the nationally known former commissioner who resigned abruptly last month after media reports suggested he rigged school grades in… Read more »
Florida roundup: Common Core, charter schools, ed commissioner & more
Education commissioner. The Florida Board of Education appears poised to hire interim commissioner Pam Stewart to permanently replace Tony Bennett instead of launching the third search in two years. Associated Press. Common Core, school grades and new tests aren’t on the agenda. Miami Herald. Common Core. Lawmakers face growing resistance as they return to Tallahassee next… Read more »
redefinED roundup: DOJ on the defensive, vouchers in Indiana, charter schools in California & more
Alabama: 719 students transfer schools under the new school choice law, with 52 attending private schools (AL.com, Dothan Eagle). California: AB 917 will make it even harder to convert a public school to a charter school. Currently the law requires half of all teachers to approve the conversion but the new bill would require half… Read more »
redefinED roundup: School choice polls, lawsuits in Alabama & Louisiana, bipartisanship in Kentucky & more
Alabama: The Southern Poverty Law Center is suing to block the new school choice law under equal protections grounds (AL.com, NPR, Times Daily, US News and World Report). Essentially, they’re arguing that if you can’t help every child, you shouldn’t help any child (HT to Jason Bedrick). Florida: Step Up for Students, which administers Florida’s… Read more »