For the second time this week, a credible, independent analysis shows Florida students leading the pack in progress. Between 1992 and 2011, Florida students made bigger gains than students in four other “mega states” in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and fourth-grade math, according to a report released Thursday by an arm of the U.S. Department… Read more »
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Florida roundup: charter schools, parent trigger, career academies & more
Charter schools. An Orange County charter that served dyslexic students is closing after seven months because of financial problems, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The parents of a charter in Miami-Dade are in limbo after a church decides unexpectedly to end the school’s lease, reports the Miami Herald. Virtual charter schools. In a repeat of last year,… Read more »
Florida roundup: Advanced Placement, tutoring oversight, Common Core & more
AP results. Florida students rank No. 4 in the nation in the percentage of graduates passing an AP exam. redefinED. Tampa Bay Times. Miami Herald. Tallahassee Democrat. Orlando Sentinel. CBS Miami. Florida Today. Associated Press. Fort Myers News Press. Tutoring oversight. The Tampa Bay Times elevated a handful of bad actors to taint the overall tutoring effort… Read more »
Florida roundup: Parent trigger, magnet schools, cyber bullying & more
Digital learning. Lawmakers are set to consider a digital education bill that would allow school districts to create “innovation schools” similar to charter schools. Gradebook. Parent trigger. House version is filed, reports SchoolZone. Democrats concede they probably don’t have the votes to stop it this year, reports Naked Politics. Magnet schools. The Orange County School Board… Read more »
School choice can help Muslims bridge two worlds – Kathy Jamil, podcastED
Kathy Jamil, the principal of an Islamic school in Buffalo, N.Y., has a suggestion for anyone who balks at the inclusion of Muslim schools in school choice programs. Please, come visit. “This is something that I wish I could just get on a soapbox and just shout at the top of my lungs,” Jamil told… Read more »
Florida roundup: Federal vouchers, tutoring oversight, student arrests & more
Federal vouchers. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., proposes what may be the most sweeping school choice legislation in U.S. history – a federal tax credit scholarship program similar to the state program in Florida. redefinED. More from the Miami Herald. Tutoring oversight. In response to a Tampa Bay Times investigation, Education Commissioner Tony Bennett promises to… Read more »
StudentsFirst: voucher programs should prioritize students with greatest need
Editor’s note: This guest post from StudentsFirst is authored by Vice President of Fiscal Strategy Rebecca Sibilia and fiscal policy analyst Sean Gill. We appreciate Doug Tuthill’s recent redefinED post challenging StudentsFirst to consider supporting voucher or tax-credit scholarship programs that aren’t just limited to what he describes as the “failing schools” model. We agree with his… Read more »
Florida roundup: charter school politics, teaching to the test, school safety & more
Teaching to the test. The FEA is rallying members to a petition started by UFS Professor/blogger Sherman Dorn. Gradebook. Charter schools. In a vote along party lines, the House Choice and Innovation Subcommittee approves a bill that would allow charter schools to move into unused district buildings. redefinED. Coverage also from the Palm Beach Post, Tallahassee Democrat, Gradebook,… Read more »
Florida charter school bill okayed along party lines
The Florida House subcommittee on choice and innovation approved its first bill along party lines Wednesday, giving charter schools more freedom to grow but also including new accountability measures. Lawmakers continue to amend the bill, which would allow charter schools to move into unused district facilities. It would also tighten some contract requirements to deter… Read more »
Step Up student critically injured; family needs help with medical bills
The first and only time I met Onicka Patterson was in May 2012, during a Step Up For Students donor event. She was one of 22 kindergartners and first-graders from Manatee Learning Academy https://www.manateelearningacademy.com/ who joined Step Up and Kemper Corporation representatives for a tour of the Southeastern Guide Dog facility in Palmetto, Fla. There… Read more »
