Tag: Pinellas and school choice

Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, school choice fairs, teachers and guns & more

Tony Bennett. The Orlando Sentinel hopes the new commissioner, who begins work today, “treads with discretion.” The Associated Press recalls his tenure in Indiana and ties to Jeb Bush. Expand school choice now! Sort of. The Tampa Bay Times means options under district control: “The broader answer to improving public[Read More…]

Report: Miami-Dade school district No. 10 in nation for school choice

The Miami-Dade school districts ranks No. 10 among school districts nationwide in providing a wide array of school choice options for its students, according to a national report released today. The Brookings Institution used its “Education Choice and Competition Index” to score more than 100 districts nationwide, using a complicated formula based on 13 categories. Among other factors, it  looked[Read More…]