Montessori schools, associated for decades with private schools and well-to-do suburban dwellers, are becoming more accessible to lower-income children as more public schools expand education choice and create magnet programs using this model of student-directed learning. Though state education choice scholarships have opened up seats at private Montessori schools in[Read More…]
Tag: Florida and public school choice
Reading grades improve with help from Florida’s Reading Scholarship
Editor’s note: This feature appeared recently on Step Up For Students’ marketing blog. Lindsey Pawlishen was so confident she would pass her love of reading to her daughter that she asked for and received children’s books instead of traditional gifts at the baby shower. She began reading to Samantha when[Read More…]
Commentary: Charter schools are good for our community
Editor’s note: This opinion piece from Tunji Williams, principal of Somerset Academy Eagle Campus in Jacksonville, Fla., appeared this morning on jacksonville.com. In a recent column, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor from Tampa bemoaned the rise of public charter schools in Florida, claiming they undermine traditional district schools. I understand her[Read More…]