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Florida schools roundup: Magnet programs, charters, Common Core & more
Magnet programs: Pinellas County school administrators want to add four new middle school programs next school year, including ones in engineering and the arts. Tampa Bay Times. Charter schools: A...
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Florida schools roundup: Special needs, tech center, dual enrollment & more
Special needs: The special needs student population in Palm Beach County School District is booming this year — both at district-run and charter schools. Palm Beach Post. Special needs students lead...
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Florida roundup: Career academies, dual enrollment, Common Core & more
Career academy: A Pasco County high school plans to offer a course on drone technology as it launches an Aerospace Career Academy with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Tampa Bay Times. Dual...
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Fla. to consider changing, re-branding Common Core
From the News Service of Florida: The State Board of Education could consider changes to the state’s standards for student learning as soon as February, Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said Tuesday....
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, private schools, Common Core & more
Charter schools: The superintendent of the Schools of McKeel Academy resigns following an investigation. The Ledger. A Polk County charter school helps students find job success. The Ledger. A group...
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Florida roundup: Magnet schools, charters, achievement gap & more
Charter schools: The Lake Wales Charter School system is creating a new position to help with private fundraising. The Ledger. Magnet schools: Beginning next school year, Hernando County’s magnet...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, dual enrollment, state grades & more
Charter schools: Hillsborough County’s superintendent says she has reservations about Charter Schools USA’s proposal to operate a school on MacDill Air Force Base. Tampa Bay Times. Dual enrollment:...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, magnet programs, school choice & more
Charter schools: A former chairman of the Florida Board of Regents and a founder of the Lake Wales Charter School System speaks out about the success of charters. The Ledger. Magnet schools: Students...
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redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Louisiana, rally in New York, blended learning...
Alabama: The Alabama Education Association runs attack ads against a pro-school choice candidate during Republican special election primaries (AL.com). California: L.A.’s public school choice...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, faith-based schools, FEA & more
Charter schools: West Palm Beach city commissioners hear how Mosaica Education would run the first municipal charter school in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Post. Religious schools: John Paul II...
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Florida roundup: Homeschooling, charters, private schools & more
Homeschooling: A Florida woman who has been homeschooling her children is ordered by a judge to put them in public school after a guardian ad litem says she believes they would benefit from the...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, private schools, Common Core & more
Charter schools: N.E.W. Generation Preparatory High School of Performing Arts in Broward County has until March to find a secure space to house its 200 students or close down. Sun Sentinel. The Schools...
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Florida schools roundup: Charter schools, safety, teacher pay & more
Charter schools: Lee County administrators are putting greater scrutiny on charter applicants and state officials have tightened requirements to open schools. Naples Daily News. School safety: The...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, magnet schools, teacher evals & more
Charter schools: A proposed charter school for MacDill Air Force Base doesn’t get the superintendent’s approval, but the Hillsborough County School Board still could vote in favor of the project....
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Florida schools roundup: Career academies, charters, districts & more
Career academy: Some Pasco County high school students will learn to fly drones when their school launches an aviation career academy in conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The Tampa...
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Florida schools roundup: Common Core, school safety, FEFP & more
Common Core: The quick rollout of the new education standards in South Florida has some educators worried that students still trying to learn English could be left behind. Sun Sentinel. Catholic...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, magnet schools, FCAT & more
Charter schools: University Preparatory Academy in Pinellas County names a new principal, a public school transformation coach from North Carolina. Tampa Bay Times. The Lake Wales Charter Schools board...
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Florida schools roundup: Magnet schools, private schools, teacher evals & more
School choice: Pinellas County schools Superintendent Mike Grego pushes to expand educational opportunities to woo back parents and students. Tampa Bay Times. Magnet schools: A Polk County middle...
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Florida roundup: Common Core, Tony Bennett, school choice & more
Tax credit scholarships. A growing option for families in Pinellas. Tampa Bay Times. Charter schools. The proposed charter school at MacDill Air Force Base sparks a debate over charter school...
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Florida roundup: Common Core, Florida Virtual School, mold & more
Common Core. Common Core opponents begin airing radio ads. Orlando Sentinel. Virtual schools. Florida Virtual School adds some adult classes. Daytona Beach News Journal. School choice. Application...
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