School choice. Add Voices for Choices to the list of school choice groups in Florida. redefinED. Duval County School District leaders propose a “Public Education Strong” marketing campaign to lure students back from charter and private schools. Florida Times Union. Sunshine State News’s Nancy Smith says women are waiting to[Read More…]
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Florida roundup: Single-gender schools, testing, accountability and more
Single gender. The Hillsborough District responds to an ACLU complaint. Tampa Tribune. Tax credit scholarships.Sunshine State News reports on the latest evaluation of student results. Digital learning. A Collier bring-your-own device policy proves popular. Naples Daily News. Testing. The Lee County School Board discusses a district-wide testing boycott. Fort Myers[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Scholarship accounts, lawsuits, charter schools and more
Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts. The Orlando Sentinel takes an in-depth look at the newest education option for special needs students. Lawsuits. Parents of children with special needs ask to be allowed to join the state in defending Florida’s new school choice law. WFSU. Saint Petersblog. Gradebook. Charter schools. The backers[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, home education, charter schools and more
Charter schools. The Sun-Sentinel castigates charters in an editorial calling for more regulation. The Palm Beach Post looks at a local charter with high test scores. Tax credit scholarships. The Orlando Sentinel does a Q&A on expanded eligibility. Home education. A Christian school aims to support parents who homeschool their[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, testing, textbooks and more
Tax credit scholarships. The House passes legislation expanding access to the program to students with higher incomes. Associated Press. News Service of Florida. It’s among a host of issues lawmakers expect to tackle after a week-long holiday break. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. The Daytona Beach News-Journal scrutinizes the program in an article that states,[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Charter schools, testing, teachers unions and more
Charter schools. More could be closing in Broward. South Florida Sun Sentinel. Miami Herald. Tax credit scholarships. Did top Step Up For Students officials need to register as lobbyists? Times/Herald. (Step Up co-hosts this blog.) Testing. Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart picks AIR to develop the new wave of tests[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, Rick Scott, Teach for America & more
Tax credit scholarships. Expansion of the program (administered by Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog) is one of 10 “issues to watch” during the upcoming legislative session. News Service of Florida. It’s also a potential land mine for Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign, the News Service writes. House[Read More…]
Which FL districts have the edge on school choice?
Four Florida school districts again rank in the Top 25 big districts nationally when it comes to providing meaningful school choice, according to the latest annual report from the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution. The Duval County and Miami-Dade County school districts tied at No. 13,[Read More…]