Parent focus: Lincoln Park Elementary Principal Cassandra Smith plans to work closely with parents at the turnaround school in Escambia County. Pensacola News Journal. School spending: Manatee County School Board members meet tonight to consider a 2.16 percent increase to this year’s tax levy to help bring in more money for the district. Bradenton Herald. Palm Beach… Read more »
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Another Democratic mayor for charter schools
Some people were a little surprised when Jeri Muoio, mayor of West Palm Beach, Fla., publicly spoke in favor of starting a city-run charter school. After all, Muoio is a fairly liberal Democrat representing a fairly liberal city in a state where the charter school movement is often viewed by the left as a right-wing… Read more »
Florida roundup: Pitbull, teacher conduct, tax credit scholarships & more
Charter schools. The Miami Herald writes up the latest celebrity champion for charter schools: rapper Pitbull. Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino isn’t a fan. Tax credit scholarships. The “escalator” provision on the enrollment cap for Florida’s program – something most programs in other states do not have – is a plus for low-income parents… Read more »
Florida roundup: School grades, charter schools, Space of Mind & more
Charter schools. What happened to the Ben Gamla charter school in Pinellas is a “study in bad charter school governance.” Choice Words. Parents try to figure out what to do now that a struggling charter school in Deland is closing. Daytona Beach News Journal. Ditto for the parents of a charter school in Lutz. Tampa… Read more »
redefinED roundup: charter schools in Washington, vouchers in Wisconsin, Uncommon Schools & more
National. Uncommon Schools wins the 2013 Broad Prize for outstanding charter school network (Education Week). U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan praises charter schools for recent improvements but criticizes some for excluding high rates of students through disciplinary actions (Education Week). Tax credit scholarship programs are boosting Jewish day schools and yeshivas nationwide (The Jewish Press). Washington: A… Read more »
The school where Bible truth & evolution built a bridge
Editor’s note: This is a sidebar to Monday’s profile post about Daniel and Suzette Dean, a Tampa, Fla. couple whose private school is at the heart of their community development vision. The big girl scooched the little one gently back to the center of the chair, then pointed to the work sheet on the table…. Read more »
In education debates, the tired arguments of secular fundamentalism
Editor’s note: This piece is in response to Friday’s guest post from Alex J. Luchenitser of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. It seems simplest, though scarcely elegant, to reply to attorney Luchenitser’s statements one by one, though I will leave to the lawyers how a school choice tax credit is a state… Read more »
Florida schools roundup: Parent power, special needs students, atheists & more
Parent power. Gov. Rick Scott signs into law a bill that gives parents of disabled students more say over their kid’s education. Orlando Sentinel, Associated Press. Virtual schools. Scott also signs the digital learning bill into law. Florida Current. Charter schools. The Lakeland-based Achievement Academy, a charter for students with disabilities, plans to double enrollment… Read more »
redefinED roundup: vouchers in Ohio, tax credit scholarships in Delaware, charter school performance & more
National. A new study from CREDO shows charter schools improving nationally, compared to traditional public schools, but with results varying widely from state to state. National coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post, Hechinger Report, Charters & Choice, Associated Press, Huffington Post. State-level coverage in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Salt Lake City Tribune, Tampa Bay Times, Detroit News, Newark Star Ledger,… Read more »
Florida roundup: Common Core, school board transparency & more ALEC
Charter schools. A Lake County charter will get money to stay open despite an unfavorable audit that showed problems with record keeping for enrollment. Orlando Sentinel. Common Core. The Manatee school board votes to release students early on one Wednesday a month next year so teachers can have more time to train for Common Core…. Read more »
