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Florida schools roundup: Recognition money, safety, suicide risk and more

Recognition money: School recognition money will be delivered to school districts by the state today, according to Department of Education officials. Schools will get $97.04 per full-time equivalent student. Most of the schools distribute the money as a bonus to teachers and other school employees. Here’s the list of how much each school is getting. Gradebook…. Read more »

Colorado school choice parents sue over religious exclusion

The Douglas County, Colorado, School District is facing a lawsuit less than one month after launching a revamped voucher program. It’s not school choice opponents that are suing this time, but three Colorado families excluded from the program because district rules now prohibit them from using vouchers to choose religious schools. School district officials told the Denver Post… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Board member arrest, bathroom access and more

Board member arrested: Palm Beach School Board member Mike Murgio is arrested by the FBI. Federal court records allege Murgio is connected to a bribery scheme to gain control of a credit union in New Jersey, and that the credit union then laundered money for online criminals. His arraignment is next week in New York. Murgio’s… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Top high schools, career academies and more

Top high schools: The Pine View School in Osprey is rated the top high school in Florida and seventh-best in the United States, according to ratings by U.S. News & World Report. Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami is ranked second in the state and 20th nationwide. Miami’s International Studies Charter High School is third… Read more »

This week in school choice: Vagaries

This week, an appeals court overturned what had been a legal victory for nine public school children suing to change teacher tenure laws and dismissal procedures in California. Why does this matter to people who care about school choice? For one thing, it’s a setback, though far from a fatal one, to efforts to advance students’ legal… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Suspensions, teacher shortages, tax holiday and more

School suspensions: Suspensions in Florida K-12 schools dropped almost 13 percent from the 2011-2012 school year to 2013-2014, according to the Department of Education. That’s a decline of about 54,100 students, from more than 425,600 to 371,500. WUFT. Pinellas County school officials will offer parents of suspended students the option of sending their child to an alternative… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: Test options, failing schools, flag, choice and more

Testing alternatives: A bill allowing school districts to use alternatives to the Florida Standards Assessments tests didn’t get through this year’s Legislature. But Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, says he’ll make another push for the bill in the 2017 legislative session. Politico Florida. Members of the Manatee Opt-Out movement plead with school officials to work with… Read more »

Florida schools roundup: School choice prep, software use, funding and more

School choice plan: Thirteen school districts in central Florida say they will work together to implement the new school choice rules passed by the Legislature and awaiting Gov. Rick Scott’s signature. The Central Florida School Boards Coalition plans to create a way of determining if schools have openings for transfers and the transfer procedures, says Walt Griffin, superintendent of the Seminole… Read more »

This week in school choice: Measuring up

This week, new research underscored the importance of giving the public access to useful information about schools. Our initial results (published in ADB’s Key Indicators) provide suggestive evidence that more than any other indicator, countries where both parents and students have access to quality information about student learning outcomes and school quality have higher average skills… Read more »