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Florida roundup: PLSAs, charter schools, special needs and more
Charter schools. Upstart charter schools often over-estimate their future enrollment. Naples Daily News. Hillsborough resolves a governance dispute with three charter schools. Gradebook. A vocational...
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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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Florida roundup: Charter schools, testing, Common Core and more
Charter schools. New authorizing standards are intended to help improve the quality of Florida’s charter schools. Naples Daily News. A Manatee charter celebrates its success. Bradenton Herald. Charter...
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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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Florida roundup: Common Core, testing, charter schools and more
Testing. Opting out of assessments gives way to “minimally participating” in testing. Gradebook. Walton County suspends a round of testing amid problems. Northwest Florida Daily News. The problem...
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Florida schools roundup: Grades, charters, unions and more
School grade concerns: The Seminole County School Board is urging Gov. Rick Scott to suspend the issuing of grades this school year due to concerns about the reliability of the Florida Standards...
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Florida schools roundup: Achievements, pay raises, teacher burnout and more
School achievement: More Florida students are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams in computer science and biology. Full reports can be found here. Bridge to Tomorrow. International...
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Florida schools roundup: Budget, new bills, Common Core and more
Schools spending: Some Republican legislators want Gov. Rick Scott to publicly acknowledge that increased spending on education in the next budget, which is being released today, will mean higher...
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Florida schools roundup: Education commissioner, bonuses and more
Elected commissioner: Support is growing among Republican legislators for a bill that would make the education commissioner an elected, Cabinet-level position again. Many of those legislators see an...
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Florida schools roundup: Legislature, a request for federal help, SAT and more
Legislature and education: A bill that creates more educational options for students with special needs is the first to clear the Florida Senate. Tallahassee Democrat. Orlando Sentinel. Tampa Bay...
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Florida schools roundup: Test options, sex education, evaluations and more
Alternative tests: The Florida Senate education committee approves a bill that would allow school districts to use the SAT or ACT instead of the Florida Standards Assessments tests to measure student...
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Florida schools roundup: AP exam success, charters, choice and more
AP success: Nearly 58 percent of Florida high school seniors took one or more Advanced Placement exams in 2015, according to a College Board report. That percentage was second in the United States,...
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Florida schools roundup: Testing, education bills, software deal and more
School testing: Is change ahead for the Florida Standards Assessments testing? The Every Student Succeeds Act, which gives states some leeway on how they use standardized testing, could be the...
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Florida schools roundup: District overhaul, financial literacy and more
Proposed overhaul: Pinellas County school officials announce a series of changes to address problems at several high-poverty schools in black neighborhoods of St. Petersburg. Under the plan, the...
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Florida schools roundup: Bright Futures, education trial, charter schools and...
Bright Futures: Incoming Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm Coast, says he intends to bolster the Bright Futures program to cover full tuition and fees. When the program started in 1996 it covered...
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Florida schools roundup: Test scores, building costs, nonfiction out and more
Test scores stall: Tests scores have stagnated nationally and in Florida, and some experts now think there won’t be any significant improvement without radical changes in the focus of education....
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Florida schools roundup: Graduation rates, pre-K spending and more
Low graduation rates: Thirty percent of Florida’s high schools were considered to be “low-graduation rate high schools” in 2014, according to a report by America’s Promise Alliance and other advocacy...
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Florida roundup: Charter schools, NAACP, accountability and more
Accountability. Florida officials prepare for the new federal law, which gives states more flexibility. Politico Florida. Palm Beach Post. Charter schools. Audits of Florida charter schools show signs...
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Florida schools roundup: Turnaround plans, teacher shortages, taxes and more
Turnaround plans: Fourteen Florida districts submitted plans to the State Board of Education to improve 47 schools. Plans from three districts – Alachua, Bay and Jefferson – were deferred for a month...
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