Sparking the evolution of education choice
After several years of serious consideration, John Legg, a former state senator and longtime educator who co-founded one of the first charter schools in the Tampa Bay area, has decided to run for superintendent of the Pasco County School District. “I believe the skillsets I bring are what Pasco County[Read More…]
On this episode, Tuthill speaks with JoAnne Glenn, one of the nation’s top online learning leaders. In addition to being Pasco’s 2020 Principal of the Year, Glenn earned one of three Digital Principal of the Year awards from the National Association of Secondary School Principals. She is one of the[Read More…]
This fall, after wowing millions of TV viewers, falling just short of the final round on NBC’s The Voice and gaining national exposure that she hopes will launch a lifelong music career, Shalyah Fearing tried something new. She started learning in a traditional classroom at a local public high school. Now[Read More…]
Charter schools. Orange County approves three charter schools, but rejects two. Orlando Sentinel. Charter school group Academica is rebuffed in an effort to open a school in Colorado. Aurora Sentinel. A Palm Beach virtual charter school leader is accused of steering money to his own company. Palm Beach Post. Indian[Read More…]
Tax credit scholarships. The Florida teachers union may have cost Democrat Charlie Crist the governor’s race by filing suit against the tax credit scholarship program and alienating black voters, writes Lloyd Brown at Sunshine State News. (The school choice program is administered by nonprofits such as Step Up For Students,[Read More…]
Charter schools. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigates charter school operator Mavericks in Education. Tax credit scholarships. In a Fox News guest column, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says school choice programs increase options for disadvantaged children. Career education. More students are being told they have options aside from a traditional four-year[Read More…]
Tax credit scholarships. Charlie Crist, a staunch supporter of tax credit scholarships in the past, won’t denounce the lawsuit filed by the FSBA and FEA to end the program. Miami Herald. The head of the Florida Association of School Administrators explains his support for the suit. Crestview News Bulletin (Hat[Read More…]
School choice. Florida’s major school choice legislation officially lands on the governor’s desk. Tampa Bay Times. Sentinel School Zone. Digital learning. Pasco Schools plan to expand a competency-based blended learning program after seeing promising results. Tampa Tribune. Turnarounds. Struggling schools subject to state intervention see mixed results in their first[Read More…]
