Sparking the evolution of education choice
The Florida House passed a bill today that would expand and align two state scholarship programs that provide education choice to economically disadvantaged students. A similar Senate bill is scheduled to be heard Tuesday. The House voted 81 to 39, with eight Democrats joining the Republican majority, to approve HB[Read More…]
Testing investigation: Six conservative legislators are calling on the Florida Department of Education to investigate whether three school districts deliberately limited the number of low-performing 7th-graders taking the state end-of-course civics exam in order to earn better school grades from the state. Sen. Dennis Baxley and Reps. Jason Fischer, Michael Bileca, [Read More…]
A bill’s death in the waning days of Florida’s legislative session could slow the progress several public schools are making to help students learn at their own pace. The legislation would have allowed districts leading Florida’s foray into “mastery-based” learning to start replacing conventional A-F grades with a new grading[Read More…]
Gov. Rick Scott signed into law the most significant legislation to impact homeschool families in years. House bill 731 reins in school districts’ inquiries to parents who start home education programs. The legislation came in response to concerns among parents that districts were adding hurdles for homeschool registration. That likely contributed to a[Read More…]
On the last day of their annual legislative session, Florida lawmakers unanimously passed the most significant legislation to impact homeschool families in years. House bill 731 would rein in school districts’ inquiries to parents who start home education programs. The legislation came in response to concerns among parents that districts were adding[Read More…]
The Florida House approved legislation this afternoon that would expand a state initiative to give students choice and help them learn at their own pace. The bill would open a personalized learning pilot program to every district in the state and give participating school districts more flexibility to decide how they award[Read More…]
Editor’s note: This profile is part of a series on Florida legislators who help shape education issues. See previous entries here, here and here. Sitting with her mother trying to read the word “star,” Jennifer Sullivan stumbled. She could pronounce the “st” but couldn’t put the whole word together. Reading was a challenge for[Read More…]
The House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation Thursday that would limit requirements school districts place on homeschoolers. Rep. Jennifer Sullivan’s bill, HB 731 , would also increase homeschoolers’ access to dual enrollment and career education courses. In an amendment filed this week, Florida would no longer require homeschool students to provide their own[Read More…]
