Tag: Florida and online education
Can this bill help online students take their tests?
For years, Florida’s online schools have grappled with a logistical challenge: Getting their students to the campuses of brick-and-mortar schools, operated by school districts, to take their standardized tests. Kevin Chavous, the president of the online learning company Stride, laid out the complications several years ago: Imagine that a school... READ MOREFlorida roundup: Marco Rubio, charter schools, virtual schools & more
Tax credit scholarships. Tampa Bay Times columnist Robyn Blumner doesn’t...
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School choice battle. The Palm Beach Post sees one unfolding...
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Amendment 8 debate. Video at the Naples Daily News. Featuring Jim Towey,...
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Who may run against Rick Scott. According to Florida Trend,...
READ MOREFlorida education leaders aim for strong growth in charters, vouchers, virtual
In the next five years, Florida aims to double the...
READ MOREIn Florida, 1.2 million students participate in school choice
Though we know little about the parents who long have...
READ MOREKhan Academy partners with private school choice in Florida
A few months ago, 13-year-old ninth-grader Giovanni Munnerlyn was in a...
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