Florida: The state’s top education official offers a strong pitch for continued expansion of school choice options despite recent scrutiny of charter schools. (redefinED) The state Board of Education overrules several school districts that opposed new charter schools. (Orlando Sentinel)
Louisiana: One local school district plans to open a virtual school to compete for home schoolers. (Baton Rouge Advocate) Meanwhile, this district seeks to opt out of the state’s new voucher program. (Baton Rouge Advocate) So does this one. (Monroe News Star) Charter schools get a thumbs up from Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. (Baton Rouge Advocate)
Alabama: Charter schools bill, watered down after vigorous opposition from state teachers union, is dead. (Montgomery Advertiser)
Massachusetts: State lifts temporary moratorium on new charter schools. (Boston Globe)
South Carolina: Gov. Nikki Haley to sign charter school expansion bill. (Associated Press) A tax credit scholarship proposal is on the move in the state senate. (Aiken Leader)
New Mexico: Albuquerque students are flocking to charter schools. (albuquerque.com)
Michigan: The state’s online learning options for K-12 students have grown dramatically. (Detroit News)
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