Lawsuits. A lawsuit seeking sweeping changes to Florida’s education system widens to include school choice programs. redefinED. Orlando Sentinel. Graduation. The entire graduating class at a Lakewood Ranch private school is bound for college. Bradenton Herald. Career center graduates celebrate hard-won diplomas. Tampa Bay Times. A terminally ill dad gets to see his son graduate high school. Tampa Tribune. Legislation…. Read more »
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Florida’s tax credit scholarship program the most regulated such program in U.S.
As Florida lawmakers voted this year to strengthen a scholarship for low-income students, critics took repeated aim at issues of accountability, arguing the students don’t take standardized tests and the schools are “unaccountable” and “unregulated.” But a new national report, “Public Rules on Private Schools,” by Andrew Catt of the Friedman Foundation, demonstrates that such… Read more »
Florida roundup: Special needs, career education, turnarounds and more
Special needs. Legislation that will soon be headed to Gov. Rick Scott would give students with certain disabilities new ways to customize their education. Watchdog.org. Career education. A 20-year-old career academy student overcomes long odds to earn a high school diploma. Northwest Florida Daily News. New diploma options could allow more career-center students to graduate… Read more »
Florida roundup: At-risk students, private schools, charter schools & more
At-risk students. The Pinellas school system plans to take over a charter school aimed at struggling students. Tampa Bay Times. A child who missed his first several years of school finishes the fifth grade. Tampa Bay Times. A Hillsborough student overcomes homelessness. Tampa Bay Times. Charter schools. The Miami-Dade County Commission approves what could become Florida’s… Read more »
redefinED roundup: school choice 60 years after Brown v. Board and more news
Arizona: Amy Silverman, a journalist at the Phoenix New Times, says charter schools lead to segregation for special needs students (note: the state has two private school scholarship programs for special needs students). California: All candidates seeking to fill a vacant school board seat in Los Angeles agree on the value of public charter schools… Read more »
Customization in education will become the new normal
This spring’s legislative sessions have not been kind to the parental choice movement. Important bills have died in New York, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arizona, and a modest Florida bill had a bumpy ride before clearing the Legislature last week. But while choice advocates fear these setbacks signal that the movement is losing momentum, I don’t…. Read more »
redefinED roundup: charter schools, charter schools, charter schools …
Arizona: A former school teacher criticizes the state superintendent of public instruction for his support of Common Core and school choice (East Valley Tribune). The Sierra Vista Herald editorial board says the state superintendent’s support of ESAs hurts public schools. Applications for Empowerment Scholarship Accounts doubles (Heartlander). The Arizona Republic editorial board opposes allowing public… Read more »
National test scores mostly flat for Florida 12th-graders
Reading and math scores for Florida high school seniors remained flat between 2009 and 2013 on a respected national test, according to results released Wednesday. Florida’s reading scores moved from from 283 to 286 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, better known as “the nation’s report card,” while its math scores inched up from… Read more »
redefinED roundup: FL becomes second state with ESAs, MO considers private options, charter school funding studied
Arizona: The Tucson Diocese School Board says parents can be trusted to decide on the education for their own children (Arizona Daily Star). Gov. Jan Brewer signs a bill to expedite the approval process for parents seeking Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (Associated Press). The state superintendent of public instruction will increase scholarship amounts to 90 percent… Read more »
When Catholic schools become charter schools
When it comes to urban private schools competing against free public charter schools the adage “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” rings true. Charter schools have considerably more freedom than traditional public schools and this allows them to offer a private-school-style education without the private-school-education price tag. Since it is very hard to compete… Read more »
