Sparking the evolution of education choice
Rep. Vance Aloupis, R-Miami, narrowly beat his Democratic opponent in 2018 to represent Florida’s 115th District, a seat held by former Education Committee Chair Michael Bileca. One of many freshman members serving this year on House education committees, Aloupis wants to become a legislative leader in early childhood development. http://www.reimaginedonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Aloupis-FINAL-mp3.mp3Podcast:[Read More…]
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Charter schools. Parents at a charter school that is putting off plans to open in August have few options beyond their zoned schools. Gradebook. The Miami-Dade school district faces a legal tab in a charter school retaliation case. News Service of Florida. Digital learning. The Miami Herald‘s back-to-school edition takes[Read More…]
One state enrolls 80 percent of its four-year-olds in publicly supported preschool programs, while spending less than $2,300 per student on average. Another spends more than $4,000 per student, but only serves 30 percent of its prekindergarten-aged children. Which state has made a greater commitment to early learning? The first would[Read More…]
Charter schools. The Broward school district could soon be in the hunt for high-performing charter school operators looking to move into high-needs neighborhoods. Sun-Sentinel. A charter school with a rejected application may be poised to succeed on appeal with the state. Lakeland Ledger. Preschool. A popular preschool may be forced to[Read More…]
School choice. Palm Beach County’s first black local GOP chairman says school choice has helped Republicans like Gov. Rick Scott win votes. South Florida Sun-Sentinel. School choice could help Republicans reach minority voters, the Fordham Institute’s Michael Brickman argues on Watchdog.org. Lawsuits. A Miami-Dade school board member proposes a resolution opposing[Read More…]
Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts. Hundreds of parents have started applications for Florida’s newest school choice option for special needs students. Gainesville Sun. Gradebook. Lawsuits. The Washington Examiner takes on the Florida Education Association’s lawsuit over school choice legislation. Early learning. PolitiFact checks Gov. Rick Scott’s claims about preschool funding. Campaigns. Scott is among[Read More…]
This August, Stacy Phillips of Pensacola, Fla. will see her daughter turn five and start her first day of kindergarten, enrolled in a mainstream class like other girls her age. A year ago, she didn’t think that would be possible. After Jane Phillips was born, an accumulation of fluid in[Read More…]
Charter schools. Both sides postpone the sale of a former Pinellas middle school to a charter school operator that plans to serve black students in south St. Petersburg, reports Gradebook. A Miami charter school is looking for a new home because its landlord, the Archdiocese of Miami, abruptly ended its lease,[Read More…]
