Florida Virtual School has the authority to sue to protect its trademarks, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision is the latest twist in a long-running legal battle between FLVS and online education company K12, Inc., Florida’s two largest players in online education. FLVS sued its rival provider for trademark infringement[Read More…]
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redefinED roundup: Reform referendum in Indiana, teachers unions in Florida & more
Indiana: The race for state superintendent is a referendum on the direction of education reform, including expanded school choice (Associated Press). Florida: The state’s teachers unions are among the weakest in the nation, according to a new Fordham Institute report (Orlando Sentinel). The Duval County school district agrees to settle with[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Online learning, tax credit scholarships, Amendment 8 and more
Amendment 8 debate. Video at the Naples Daily News. Featuring Jim Towey, Ave Maria University president, and Howard Simon, Florida ACLU executive director. The Naples Daily News also runs this op-ed in favor of 8. Drug-sniffing dogs. The U.S. Supreme Court considers arguments in two cases, including one in Florida, with potential implications for[Read More…]
On for-profit education, what motivates a reporter
If it feels to the education reformer that The New York Times and The Miami Herald have made grand attempts to gore the growing presence of for-profit education providers, it’s because they have. But there are many false assumptions that lead the critic to suppose these are the transgressions of the “liberal[Read More…]