Tag: Florida and graduation requirements
Adam Putnam: ‘If we lose the parents, we’ve lost the battle’
Editor’s note: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was a late arrival and one of the last speakers at Wednesday’s education summit on Common Core in Orlando. But he delivered some of the most memorable lines, stressing better communication with parents about education reform and school choice. Here’s a transcript of... READ MOREFlorida roundup: charter schools, parent trigger, career academies & more
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Charter school debate. Interesting debate in Duval over the performance...
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