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[Read More…]
Tag: charter schools and alabama
Alabama falls short on school choice, education reform
More than 5,600 charter schools are celebrating National Charter Schools Week this week, but none are in Alabama. Barring a miracle, there won’t be any in the near future, either. The Alabama state senate whiffed last week on a historic opportunity to finally bring charter schools to one of the[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: School choice advocates gather in New Jersey, charter school woes in Alabama and more
New Jersey: At the American Federation for Children national summit, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie invokes civil rights era imagery to make his case for vouchers. (Associated Press) Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal tells choice advocates they have “truth and the American people on (their) side.” (abcnews.com) Newark Mayor Cory Booker decries an[Read More…]
‘Charter school bill in Alabama is barely on life support’ – political reporter Bill Britt, podcastED
A bill to finally bring charter schools to Alabama looked like a slam dunk at the start of that state’s legislative session. But after a barrage of negative attacks, intense lobbying by the state teachers union and a stealth ad campaign that has tried to link charter schools to gays, lesbians,[Read More…]
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What do gays, lesbians, Muslims and President Obama have to do with charter schools? To some in Alabama, a lot
Somebody in Alabama is so desperately scared of school choice, they’ve launched a stealth campaign to make school choice seem scary. Their goal: to tarnish charter schools by linking them to gays, lesbians, Muslims, Democrats, abortions – and if that’s still not frightening enough – to Michelle Rhee and President Obama.[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: Jindal signs off on vouchers in Louisiana, charter school opposition in Alabama and more
Louisiana: Gov. Bobby Jindal signs off on far-reaching changes in education, including creation of a statewide voucher program. (Associated Press) The state teachers union vows to file a lawsuit challenging the program’s constitutionality. (New Orleans Times Picayune) Meanwhile, another bill to expand school choice – with a program similar to[Read More…]
redefinED roundup: charter school performance in Florida, school shopping in Michigan and more
Florida: State report says charter school students perform better than peers in traditional public schools. (Florida Times Union) State task force will begin planning for digital learning. (Orlando Sentinel) Washington, D.C.: President Obama should support the D.C. voucher program, which has shown good results and enjoys bipartisan support, the Washington[Read More…]