Tag: Florida and online learning
Adam Putnam: ‘If we lose the parents, we’ve lost the battle’
Editor’s note: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was a late arrival and one of the last speakers at Wednesday’s education summit on Common Core in Orlando. But he delivered some of the most memorable lines, stressing better communication with parents about education reform and school choice. Here’s a transcript of... READ MOREReligious families see benefits of ‘virtual’ schools
From Religion News Service: Since Florida became the first state...
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Promise of online learning. Pinellas math and statistics teacher Rob...
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Amendment 8 debate. Video at the Naples Daily News. Featuring Jim Towey,...
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Trying to compete with teachers unions for influence. The Miami...
READ MOREFlorida education leaders aim for strong growth in charters, vouchers, virtual
In the next five years, Florida aims to double the...
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We like to think of Florida as School Choice Central,...
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Florida: The Seminole County School District, one of the state’s biggest, offers...
READ MOREDigital learning helps students ‘where they are and not where we want them to be’
by Star Kraschinsky Florida Virtual School® (FLVS®) opened its virtual doors...
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