Tag: Florida charter schools
Going with Plan B: Why thousands of parents didn’t use their school choice scholarships
By Ron Matus and Dava Cherry Florida’s choice-driven education system is the most dynamic and diverse in America, but it’s facing new tests. This year, 41,000 Florida students were awarded school choice scholarships but never used them. We wanted to know why, so we surveyed their parents. The 2,739 who... READ MORECharter schools are eager to seize opportunities created by education customization
ORLANDO, Fla. — The whiplash of uncertainty has buffeted the...
READ MORECharter Schools USA and Step Up For Students join forces to expand options for Florida students
Two of the leading organizations in Florida’s united education choice...
READ MOREFlorida’s education evolution now has more than 50% of students in school choice options
For the first time in Florida’s history, more than half...
READ MORELawmakers working on charter school bills, Senate passes education bill, possible funding cuts loom and more
Around the state: A wide-ranging education bill was passed recently...
READ MOREThe greatest trick the Bootlegger ever pulled…
Over at Charter Folks, Jed Wallace weighed in on the...
READ MORECharter schools and private options can thrive in tandem
The nation’s first charter school law passed in 1991, the...
READ MORESuccess Academy eyes Florida expansion as Schools of Hope operator
Florida’s decade-long efforts to recruit more high-quality charter school operators...
READ MOREFlorida’s top education leader seeks to unify school choice movement
ORLANDO — Joining forces to form a powerful movement was...
READ MOREAfter strife and delays, finally ‘fantastic news’ for Florida’s latest charter school turnaround
With the start of classes just weeks away, Florida’s...
READ MOREThis week in school choice: Doing battle over charter schools
Debates over school choice accountability and regulations often become surrogate...
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