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Florida roundup: Dual enrollment, career ed, private schools & more
Dual enrollment: Students enrolled in the College Academy at Broward College take classes on the college’s campus with Broward College professors, but they also get the support of a high school, all...
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Florida schools roundup: Career tech, STEM ed, Eric Cantor & more
School choice: Florida’s changing educational landscape requires policymakers to strike a balance when it comes to school choice offerings, writes Duval County School Board member Jason Fischer for...
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Florida Board of Education approves Common Core changes
From the News Service of Florida: Commissioner Stewart The State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to go forward with dozens of changes to the Common Core State Standards, a move that seemed...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, Common Core, school grades & more
Charter schools: With little discussion, the Pasco County School Board finishes its long-term contract with Pepin Academies, allowing the charter school to move ahead with a fall opening. Tampa Bay...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, religious schools, Common Core & more
Charter schools: Three Broward County charter schools could owe the state as much as $1.5 million for failing to provide sufficient instructional hours and receiving funds for ineligible students, and...
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Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, Common Core, teacher evals & more
Vouchers: Jewish leaders speak in support of school choice and the expansion of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship. Jewish Journal. Senate President Don Gaetz’s call for more accountability through...
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Anti-Common Core bill filed in FL Senate
Sen. Evers From the News Service of Florida: A Senate measure filed Wednesday mirrors an earlier House bill aimed at ending the state’s use of the Common Core education standards. The Senate proposal...
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Florida schools roundup: State tests, Common Core, teacher evals & more
State tests: The end of the much-maligned FCAT is no cause for celebration by critics, writes the Palm Beach Post. Sen. John Legg correctly recognizes there are too many standardized tests in Florida’s...
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Florida schools roundup: Vouchers, Rick Scott, Teach for America & more
Tax credit scholarships. Expansion of the program (administered by Step Up For Students, which co-hosts this blog) is one of 10 “issues to watch” during the upcoming legislative session. News Service...
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Florida roundup: Common Core, testing, tax credit scholarships & more
Tax credit scholarships. House Speaker Will Weatherford and Americans for Prosperity tout the proposed program expansion (among other non-education-related issues) before the start of the session....
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Florida roundup: tax credit scholarships, Common Core, testing & more
Tax credit scholarships. The bill to expand the state’s tax credit scholarships program passes its first committee on a party-line vote. redefinED. More from the Halifax Media Services, Miami Herald,...
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FL Common Core foes oppose same tests for school choice scholarships
As if education politics in Florida couldn’t get more complicated. Opponents of Common Core in public schools are hoping to seize on anti-Common Core sentiment among their counterparts in private...
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Florida roundup: School choice, charter schools, magnet schools & more
School choice. Democratic contender Nan Rich blasts both Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist for supporting vouchers. Sunshine State News. Charter schools. A bill encouraging collaboration on...
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Florida roundup: Tax-credit scholarships, charter schools, Common Core and more
Tax-credit scholarships. Some fear Step Up For Students could become a “taxpayer-financed monopoly” as the cap on tax-credit contributions increases, bringing in more money under the 3 percent...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, testing, teachers unions and more
Charter schools. More could be closing in Broward. South Florida Sun Sentinel. Miami Herald. Tax credit scholarships. Did top Step Up For Students officials need to register as lobbyists? Times/Herald....
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Florida selects contractor for new tests tied to Common Core
From the News Service of Florida: Education Commissioner Pam Stewart said Monday she has selected the non-profit group American Institutes for Research to design the state’s new tests for public...
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Florida roundup: School choice, charter schools, Common Core and more
School choice. Legislation expanding education options passes in the Florida House, while the Senate remains more cautious. Times/Herald. Charter schools. The sponsor of the House’s charter-school bill...
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More nuance on testing for school choice students
The debate over whether and how to test students in private school choice programs has been swirling through school choice circles for years, and it’s no idle debate. The prospects for Florida’s tax...
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Florida roundup: School choice, Common Core, testing and more
School choice. “There has always been school choice,” Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino claims in a column railing against charter schools and private-school scholarship programs. Single-gender...
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Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, Common Core, textbooks and more
Tax credit scholarships. A vote to take up the House’s school choice bill fails, leaving the issue to the final day of Florida’s legislative session. Scripps/Tribune. Associated Press. RedefinED. It’s...
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