Tag: Rick Scott and vouchers
Tony Bennett on testing private school “voucher” students in Florida
In this lengthy exit interview with the Indianapolis Star, new Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett adds to a simmering debate, sparked last month by Gov. Rick Scott, about whether students using vouchers and tax credit scholarships to attend private schools in Florida should be required to take the same standardized tests as their... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Tony Bennett, school choice fairs, teachers and guns & more
Tony Bennett. The Orlando Sentinel hopes the new commissioner, who...
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Florida Catholic schools are embracing Common Core academic standards and...
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Not the best fit. Andy Ford, president of the Florida...
READ MOREGov. Rick Scott: parental school choice “makes everybody better”
It’s not news that Florida Gov. Rick Scott is a...
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Basking in the glow. Interim education commissioner Pam Stewart touts...
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On top of the world. Gov. Rick Scott calls the PIRLS...
READ MOREAgonizing over Amendment 8
Our preoccupation these days with a Florida amendment removing the...
READ MOREFlorida school board election may be barometer for school choice
Florida has long given folks nationwide good reason to pay...
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