Tag: Pinellas County School District
How Florida districts fare in national school choice rankings
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 MOREFlorida’s ‘bottom-up’ move to personalized learning
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Priorities. The Pinellas County school district plans to increase its...
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School choice. Add Voices for Choices to the list of...
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Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts. The Orlando Sentinel takes an in-depth...
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School choice. In an editorial, the Florida Times-Union criticizes the...
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Lawsuits. The statewide teachers union is fighting a new school...
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Technology. StateImpact delves into E-rate, the obscure funding source helping...
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Tax credit scholarships. Students with higher incomes can now qualify...
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Middle schools. Choice options – including charter schools that compete...
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