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Florida roundup: Charter schools, Common Core, desegregation and more
Common Core. Gov. Rick Scott signs a suite of bills aimed at responding to the controversy around the standards, as well as a school grading overhaul. Associated Press. News Service of Florida....
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Florida roundup: Common Core, vouchers, desegregation and more
Common Core. The English and math standards could affect instruction in other subjects. StateImpact. Brown v. Board. The Miami Herald takes a deep dive into the “re-segregation” of public schools. More...
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Campbell Brown: It’s amazing school choice is somehow controversial
Editor’s note: Former CNN host turned ed reform advocate Campbell Brown gave a speech Tuesday night at the American Federation for Children summit in Florida. Here are her remarks as delivered:...
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Florida roundup: CAPE, Common Core, magnet schools and more
Tax credit scholarships. Students with higher incomes can now qualify for partial scholarships through Florida’s program, but how does that compare nationally? EdWeek. More on the Legislation from the...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, budgets, testing and more
Charter schools. The mayor of West Palm Beach is pushing for a city-run charter school to help turn around “appalling” test results. Palm Beach Post. Testing. The state releases sample questions and...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, school grades, top teachers and more
Charter schools. A veteran Pasco County teacher prepares to open a charter school to realize her vision for what education should look like. Tampa Bay Times. A South Florida city commission considers...
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Florida roundup: Scholarship accounts, Common Core, campaigns and more
Personal learning scholarship accounts. The Jewish Journal takes a detailed look at Florida’s newest option for special needs students. Charter schools. Some Orange County charters make substantial...
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Florida roundup: School choice, charter schools, Common Core and more
School choice. In an editorial, the Florida Times-Union criticizes the way school choice legislation passed this year, but also argues school districts should offer students more options. The Pinellas...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, CAPE, campaigns, Common Core and more
Charter schools. Hillsborough’s superintendent tells parents the district won’t close charter schools it is scrutinizing, but may take over their operations. Gradebook. An Orlando TV station airs...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, turnarounds, back to school and more
Charter schools. The boards of three schools threatened with losing their charters offer to meet with Hillsborough district officials. Gradebook. Parental choice. The parent of a child expected to...
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Florida roundup: Back to school, charters, choice and more
Charter schools. Pinellas plans to review charter contracts after a back to school “calamity” at one school. Tampa Bay Times. The Tampa Tribune editorializes in favor of a charter at MacDill Air Force...
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Survey: 1 in 5 public school teachers send kids to private schools
School choice will soon be the new normal. According to Education Next’s latest annual poll, 1 in 4 families with school-age children have tried alternatives to district schools such as home schools,...
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Florida roundup: Lawsuits, testing, school choice and more
Lawsuits. The statewide teachers union, school boards association and other groups are preparing to announce the first direct constitutional challenge to Florida’s tax credit scholarship program....
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Florida roundup: Tax credit scholarships, testing, lawsuits and more
Tax credit scholarships. Duval school board member Jason Fischer writes about the benefits of the program in the Florida Times-Union. Charter schools. Two South Florida charter schools close suddenly,...
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Florida roundup: Campaigns, turnarounds, budgets and more
Campaigns. Gubernatorial challenger Charlie Crist campaigns with a national teachers union leader. WSVN. Miami Times. School board candidates spar over Common Core. Bradenton Herald. Turnarounds....
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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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Florida roundup: Lawsuits, school choice, Common Core and more
Lawsuits. The lawsuit challenging Florida’s tax credit scholarship program is driven by paternalism, Rev. H.K. Matthews writes in the Tallahassee Democrat. Cato’s Jason Bedrick scrutinizes the lawsuits...
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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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Florida roundup: School choice, campaigns, Common Core and more
Campaigns. A national teachers union leader heads to Broward to talk testing in the waning days of the governor’s race. Gradebook. Sun-Sentinel. The Florida PTA quizzes gubernatorial candidates on...
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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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