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Education choice scholarship a ‘humongous blessing’ for straight-A student Briana
The first quarter academic awards ceremony at Grace Christian School was coming to an end, and Lynette Thomas had yet to hear her daughter’s name called. Briana Thomas had enrolled at the pre-K-to-8 faith-based private school in Ocala as a sixth-grader that August and had aced every test. Lynette thought... READ MOREMikaela’s goal is simple: From head of the class as a student to head of the class as the teacher
TAMPA – Be a doctor, some say. Be a lawyer, others suggest. You’re so smart, you should do something big, they tell her. Mikaela Powell politely listens to those who see...
READ MOREFlorida Catholic schools thrive amid record choice expansion
Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National Catholic Schools Week, which runs from Jan. 28-Feb. 3. Visit Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater, and you’ll feel a...
READ MOREBlazing Stars, blazing trails
DADE CITY, Fla. – LaTania Scott and Kameeka Shirley were former public school teachers who wanted something different when they opened their own school in January 2023. Something … authentically...
READ MOREState scholarship expansions send Jacksonville school’s enrollment soaring
Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National School Choice Week, which runs Jan. 21-27. In the early 1980s, a young educator and pastor named Frederic Pinkney received...
READ MOREAnother Happy New Year for education freedom
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2023, it is worth noting what an extraordinary year it was for parental choice advocates. As recently as 2022, no states had statewide...
READ MORETwo Catholic schools join Florida’s growing list of Purple Star schools that accommodate military families
The pre-K-to-8 private school is one of 73 public and private schools in the state this year to receive a Purple Star School of Distinction designation for supporting students of...
READ MOREWith his sights on Harvard University, Florida teen works to learn as much as he can
PALMETTO BAY – Elijah Williams was in the fifth grade when he set his sights on a career in engineering. The best way to get there, he decided, was with an...
READ MORENew Hampshire judge rejects teachers union challenge to Education Freedom Accounts Program
The story: As legal challenges to the wave of newly adopted education choice laws wind through the courts, a judge just handed New Hampshire a big win. On Tuesday, the...
READ MORETwo ed choice giants join forces to defend families’ freedom as ESAs usher in new era
The school choice movement has entered a new era. A clear signal of that came today with the announcement that Institute for Justice, the national public interest law firm...
READ MOREBring out yer dead — Florida edition!
So last week I related the incredibly weak evidence for the “death” of district schooling in Arizona. That evidence shows flat to gently sloping enrollment district enrollment, all-time highs for...
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