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The uncritical Core
Does the Common Core implicate school choice? The answer might be important one way or another in the national effort to empower lower-income families to decide for their own children. Much of the...
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Districts and charter schools, working together: Sarah Yatsko, podcastED
The four Florida school districts planning unprecedented collaborations with high-impact charter schools can look around the country for models of what to do – and what not to do. It’s not unheard of...
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Duval superintendent: Florida charter school debate needs to evolve
Vitti While many Floridians were watching election returns roll in, the Duval County School Board rejected half a dozen charter applications Tuesday night. But on the recommendation of district staff,...
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Jeb Bush to states that reject Common Core: Push standards “even higher”
Bush States should not back away from higher expectations for their students in the face of a contentious debate over the education standards, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Thursday. In a closely...
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Thousands kick off School Choice Week in Jacksonville
Rev. HK Matthews of Pensacola talks school choice and civil rights at a National School Choice Week kickoff rally in Jacksonville. Nearly 2,000 students and parents packed Jacksonville’s Florida...
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Mr. Gibbons’ Report Card: Shadow Factions, destroying public schools and...
The Shadow Faction Dianne Douglas was elected as Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction largely on an anti-Common Core platform. Last week Douglas, a Republican, decided to start her war...
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DeSantis calls for new education standards
Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Pointing to feedback he received on the campaign trail, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said Florida will revamp education standards and eliminate...
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A modest proposal for Florida’s academic standards
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order recently to transition the state away from the current academic standards, which begs the question: What will replace them? I have a suggestion on...
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revisitED: Lessons from a school choice trailblazer
Civil rights activist Mary McLeod was a school choice pioneer, opening a private, faith-based school for African-American girls in Daytona in 1904. The state of Florida may honor her with a statue in...
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podcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill interviews curriculum pioneer Lynne...
In this episode, Tuthill speaks with the chief executive officer and founder of GreatMinds, an organization focused on developing world class, content-rich curriculum for PK-12 students. A group of...
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