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Schools in Arizona, Florida are top winners in national entrepreneurship competition
Arizona’s only public school for students with autism took home the $1 million Yass Prize for innovation, while a Florida private school that seeks to help at-risk youth was among eight finalists that received $500,000 each on Wednesday. The grand prize recognizes Arizona Autism Charter School’s efforts to expand its unique individualized learning programs, which… Read more »
Florida earns top education choice rankings in national report
The Center for Education Reform in its annual education choice report has ranked Florida as the country’s No. 1 state for parent empowerment in education. The center’s Parent Power! Index gave Florida its overall top ranking, also rating the Sunshine State No. 1 for digital and personalized learning and education choice programs. The state received… Read more »
Broward board reverses firing of superintendent, Patton departs, Hillsborough rezoning, and more
Superintendent shuffle, guardians, parents’ rights law, OD treatment, book challenges and more
‘The Baptists and the Bootleggers’ and religious charter schools
Last week we discussed the Oklahoma attorney general’s advisory opinion against enforcement of the state’s prohibition on religious charter schools. After reading up on the subject, I declared myself president of the “Religious Charter Schools are Permissible, Mandatory and a Bad Idea” Club. My view on this is not motivated by apocalyptic opposition (Europe has… Read more »
Most colleges of education stick to traditional teacher training despite pandemic-spurred innovation
Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series that explores how today’s teachers are being prepared – or not – for the classroom now that education choice has become normalized. You can read the first two articles here and here. When Amy Marotz wanted to start a private homeschool collaborative for children with… Read more »