Once again, Florida school districts are well-represented in the Brookings Institution’s annual school choice rankings. Five Sunshine State districts land in the top 25 of the think tank’s 2016 Choice and Competition Index: Pinellas, Duval, Lee, Seminole and Broward Counties. No other state has as many districts ranked so highly.[Read More…]
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Florida district officials talk school choice
Parents and students want options. And, increasingly, Florida school districts are finding ways to offer them. That was the message officials from two large districts brought to state House panel looking at all the state’s forms of school choice. Marc Mora is chief of staff at the Lee County School[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Catholic schools, testing, technology and more
Catholic schools. The Tampa Bay Times highlights the new Cristo Rey Catholic High School that’s coming to Tampa. Testing. State assessments go missing, leaving third graders in limbo. Florida Times-Union. Technology. A Tampa entrepreneur develops an app to streamline school car lines. Associated Press. Security. Marion County’s tab for school resource[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Charter schools, Catholic schools, testing and more
Catholic schools. A South Florida Catholic school revitalizes itself. Sun-Sentinel. Testing. Escambia schools pare back local testing. Pensacola News-Journal. Scoring on new state assessments may be tougher than FCAT. School Zone. Gradebook. The Senate’s education chairman says testing changes will be up for discussion this year. Gradebook. Charter schools. Longhorn Steakhouse hosts[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Charter schools, AP, teacher turnover and more
Charter schools. News Service of Florida writes up an administrative law judge’s ruling that a district cannot require charter schools to provide transportation. College credit. Few students receive top scores on Advanced Placement physics exams. Bridge to Tomorrow. More Hillsborough students graduate with International Baccalaureate diplomas. Gradebook. Bright Futures. Should[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Charter schools, teachers of the year, budgets and more
Charter schools. A highly sought-after football recruit transfers to a charter school in the middle of his senior year in a bid to promote its new football program. Sun-Sentinel. School choice. The Bay County school district receives hundreds of choice applications. WJHG. Awards. Districts around the state select teachers of the[Read More…]
Florida roundup: School choice, special needs, tutoring and more
Magnet schools. Miami-Dade schools unveil a new planetarium to coincide with the debut of a new astronomy magnet program. Miami Herald. WSVN. More on the district’s new school choice plans from the Herald. Testing. Teachers are nervous about the challenges of preparing students for new standards and assessments. Tampa Bay Times.[Read More…]
Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, virtual school, A-F and more
Tax credit scholarships. The Miami-Dade school board declines to hold a debate on the program and the lawsuit challenging it. Miami Herald. redefinED. Step Up For Students’ Doug Tuthill responds to criticism of the program in the Sun-Sentinel. The organization co-hosts this blog. Virtual school. The director of FLVS Campus, Florida[Read More…]