Tag: Florida and school accountability
Florida roundup: No compromise, no Robin Hood, no metal detectors & more
Don’t back up, don’t back down. “Compromise” may be a watchword for 2013, but it wouldn’t be a good thing for education reform, writes Jeanne Allen, founder and president of The Center for Education Reform, in the Huffington Post. She points to Florida as a state that hasn’t compromised on... READ MORELetter to editor: “Voucher” (tax credit scholarship) students are tested in Florida
Editor’s note: Step Up For Students president Doug Tuthill wrote...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Homeschooling, voucher accountability & doubling down on reform
Vouchers and accountability. Gov. Rick Scott’s call for “voucher” students...
READ MOREFlorida roundup: Charter school funding, tax credit scholarships, Amendment 8 …
Florida Board of Education openings. Two coming up, notes Gradebook....
READ MOREblog stars: Education lawsuit in Florida, in praise of choice and customization & more
Editor’s note: blog stars is an occasional roundup of good...
READ MOREFlorida’s next education commissioner needs to be explainer-in-chief
Florida’s next education commissioner will inherit a job that makes...
READ MOREFlorida education official suggests ending textbook adoption
A Florida Board of Education member proposed today that the...
READ MORE‘The train has left the station on school choice’ – Florida BOE Chair Gary Chartrand, podcastED
Florida is a national leader in expanding school choice. And...
READ MORETime for a deep breath in the divide over education reform in Florida
Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson has made what appears to...
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