Tag: United Teachers of Dade
School choice, power and teacher perks
One of Florida’s leaders in expanding educational options within the public-school system is also innovating in a different way: Creating a two-tiered system for determining who can access those options. The Miami-Dade County School Board is proposing to create a separate lottery for 5% of the spots in district-operated magnet... READ MOREMiami-Dade School District proposes new job perk: school choice priority for employees’ kids
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Last Friday, I participated in a panel discussion in South...
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