Education bill signed: Gov. Rick Scott signs HB 7029, the sweeping education bill passed during this year’s legislative session. The law allows students to attend any public school in the state with an opening, lets high school athletes transfer and be eligible immediately, and gives charter schools a higher proportion of state[Read More…]
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Florida gets better marks for digital learning
A digital learning advocacy group says Florida is one of 22 states that improved their policies over the past year. Florida ranks second out of 50 states in Digital Learning Now’s latest annual report card, trailing only Utah. That’s where it stood last year, too, but several pieces of legislation passed in[Read More…]
Proposed funding changes could weaken virtual education in Florida
by Holly Sagues Florida Virtual School began as an idea developed in the Florida Legislature. With a $200,000 “break the mold” grant, a small group was charged with attempting something truly disruptive: create the nation’s first online public school. From those early moments 16 years ago to present day, Florida Virtual[Read More…]