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revisitED: California Dreamin’

Editor’s note: This month, redefinED is revisiting the best examples of our Voucher Left series, which focuses on the center-left roots of school choice. Today’s post from December 2015 describes efforts to put school vouchers on the 1980 California ballot. How the left almost pulled off a school choice revolution This is the all-in-one version… Read more »

DOE grade, issues for 2020 Legislature, school security, meetings end and more

Corcoran's self-evaluation: Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says his department's team earned an A grade for the just-ended legislative session by getting "93 percent" of its agenda approved, particularly the expansion of school vouchers and increasing security measures for schools. Four things didn't get through and will be back next year, he says: the creation of... Read more »

State takeover of struggling schools mulled, top support employee and more

School takeover idea: Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran suggested at the State Board of Education meeting Wednesday that the Legislature should give the Department of Education the authority to take over persistently struggling schools in districts that fail to comply with state law in improving them. His suggestion drew support from the board. Corcoran was... Read more »

Arming teachers, security in schools, innovative job, top employee and more

Arming teachers: Osceola County School Board members vote unanimously against arming teachers under the school guardians bill approved by the Legislature in this year's session. The law gives districts the option of allowing willing teachers to be armed after 144 hours of training. Board members also are encouraging the county's charter schools to comply, but... Read more »

Mental health services, Promise program, district finances, pay raises and more

Mental health services: Proposed rule changes in deciding who can provide Medicaid behavioral health services could give Florida's schools greater access to mental health providers. Under the changes being considered by the state Agency for Health Care Administration, clinical social workers and psychologists could be used to provide mental-health services to individuals or groups of... Read more »

The problem with education reform’s deep blue hue

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In a compelling 60-second video, Frederick M. Hess, resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, outlines the results of a study he co-authored with Jay P. Greene, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas. The study tracked the personal political contributions… Read more »

revisitED: Lessons from a school choice trailblazer

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Civil rights activist Mary McLeod was a school choice pioneer, opening a private, faith-based school for African-American girls in Daytona in 1904. The state of Florida may honor her with a statue in the U.S. Capitol. (Image from Wikimedia Commons.) Editor’s note: This month, redefinED is revisiting the best examples of our Voucher Left series,… Read more »

Teacher certification, tax holiday, sharing with charters, pre-K changes and more

Teacher certification: Florida Department of Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran says the backlog of teaching certification applications has been cleared. In late January, more than 15,000 applications had been languishing for more than 90 days. The backlog, couple with a declining number of qualified applicants, concerned districts that were already struggling to fill teaching vacancies at... Read more »