Tag: Jeb Bush and school choice
Happy 25th birthday, Florida charter schools! Here’s 25 reasons you’re appreciated.
The charter school movement in Florida started with a single school in Miami in 1996. Now it’s Florida’s most popular school choice option, with nearly 700 charter schools serving 330,000 students. At the quarter century mark, Florida’s charter school sector continues to generate new fans among parents, including … me.... READ MOREredefinED roundup: charter school growth in N.C., legal battle in Alabama, Condoleezza Rice & more
Alabama: The state files documents to dismiss the Southern Poverty...
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Washington: The new Charter School Commission is attracting candidates from...
READ MORENew group aims to create pipeline of black school leaders, entrepreneurs in Florida
In an effort aimed at boosting black student achievement, a new...
READ MOREJoel Klein and Condi Rice say parental choice is ‘No. 1’
At Jeb Bush’s National Summit on Education Reform in Washington,...
READ MOREEd reform is left, right and center
The lineup for this week’s Jeb Bush education conference is...
READ MOREIn Florida, 1.2 million students participate in school choice
Though we know little about the parents who long have...
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Choice at the RNC: Mitt Romney drops a line about...
READ MOREMiami-Dade superintendent: Ride the school choice wave – or succumb to it
It’s one thing to hear school choice stalwart Jeb Bush...
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Idaho: State education offficials approve the American Heritage Charter School, which will emphasize...
READ MOREIn Florida, another school board candidate who backs expanded school choice
It’s rare to find strong school choice advocates on local...
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