The head of one of Florida’s two statewide charter school support groups is stepping down to lead a more targeted effort. Cheri Shannon, president and CEO of the Florida Charter School Alliance, is leaving at the end of the month to lead University Prep, a new charter network she says will[Read More…]
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Agony and accountability in school choice
Education reform, for some of us, is full of tough calls. And for some of us, there can be particular agony in the gray area where race, poverty and both types of accountability – parental choice and regulatory – intersect. Last week, the school board in Pinellas County, Fla., voted[Read More…]
Florida pastor symbolizes new face of vouchers, school choice
If you read the papers, you know the story. People who like vouchers and tax credit scholarships are right-wingers. They don’t like public schools. They’re corporate pawns. Now meet the Rev. Manuel L. Sykes. He’s a Democrat. He’s president of the NAACP in St. Petersburg, Fla. He thinks public schools[Read More…]