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Step Up For Students founder shares Florida’s ed choice journey at Harvard...
John F. Kirtley, Step Up For Students founder and chairman Editor’s note: Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance devoted its annual spring research conference to helping...
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Florida mom shares son's school choice success story on morning TV show...
A Tampa Bay area morning TV show kicked off National School Choice Week by highlighting a family who benefits from a state K-12 scholarship. Arielle Frett appeared on Fox 13’s “Good Day Tampa Bay”...
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Oklahoma Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on precedent-setting religious...
An attorney defending the Oklahoma’s charter school board wasted no time identifying the primary issue before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. “This is whether the operation of a charter school violates...
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Oklahoma Supreme Court prepares to weigh in on precedent-setting religious...
An attorney defending the Oklahoma’s charter school board wasted no time identifying the primary issue before the Oklahoma Supreme Court. “This is whether the operation of a charter school violates...
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podcastED: National charter school movement leader talks about charter...
On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Nina Rees, president and chief executive officer of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Founded in 2005, the alliance’s stated...
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Religious virtual schools in Florida hoping to reap benefits of HB1
Archdiocese of Miami Virtual School, owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Miami, offers full- and part-time enrollment, introducing students to Catholic virtues and principles while enhancing...
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Florida Virtual School launches AI learning pathways for high school students
A new array of Florida Virtual School courses features a mix of core and electives, including career and technical education, Advanced Placement, world languages, math, and science. Artificial...
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podcastED: Florida Virtual School manager hopes new courses will teach...
A new offering from Florida Virtual School, Artificial Intelligence in the World, will guide students through the concepts, tools, and building blocks of artificial intelligence and provide them with a...
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Virtual charter school board member mom to Florida lawmakers: ‘Empower...
When Melissa Ley’s daughters, Allison and Abigail, now attending St. Petersburg Collegiate STEM High School and St. Petersburg College, respectively, were younger, Ley enrolled them in Florida Cyber...
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podcastED: Veteran Florida Virtual School teacher looks at the past, present...
Mary Mitchell is a National Board Certified Teacher who has been recognized as a Teacher of the Year for Florida Virtual School, the United States Distance Learning Association and Discovery Middle...
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Word for Word: Florida House speaker explains how HB 1 will create...
Florida House Speaker Paul Renner answers questions about HB 1, which would expand education choice eligibility to all K-12 students and allow for customization. Photo courtesy of Florida House YouTube...
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Virtual school enrollment climbed as COVID receded, new data reveal
When the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, Florida Virtual School came to the rescue of students beyond those in the Sunshine State, jumping at the opportunity to partner with more than 160 new schools...
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A parent’s story: New Mexico virtual charter school offers academic rigor,...
Pecos Cyber Academy in Edgewood, New Mexico, is a free, public, online and virtual school that launched in 2016 as another choice for the state’s families. The academy opened with seven employees and...
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redefinED roundup: Catholics push for school choice, education races in ME...
Alabama: Scott Beaulier, chair of the Economics and Finance Division at Troy University, says there is a large body of evidence supporting vouchers but the U.S. Department of Justice and others keep...
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Florida funds education options – it’s as simple as that
Florida won’t pay a school to NOT educate a student. I’ll put that another way: the state doesn’t pay for students to not attend a school. It is a simple and intuitive fact, yet some Floridians – many...
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redefinED roundup: vouchers in TN, ESAs and scholarships in FL, tax credit...
Alabama: Rep. Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, says the Alabama Accountability Act, which allows students in failing districts to transfer to private schools, is a failed experiment (Anniston Star). A lower...
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redefinED roundup: school choice suits in NC and GA, bishops mad in NY and...
Alabama: A bill to eliminate the $7,500 cap limit on individual tax-credit scholarship donations advances in the state legislature (Decatur Daily). Alaska: Tony Knowles, the former governor of Alaska,...
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redefinED roundup: de Blasio sparks debate on charter schools, focus shifts...
Alabama: A bill advances to increase the individual tax credit for donations to private scholarship organizations (Montgomery Advertiser). Alaska: Vic Fischer, a former delegate to the Alaska...
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redefinED roundup: charters in NY, virtual schools in ME, tax credit...
Alaska: A bill will allow citizens to vote to remove a Blaine Amendment from the state constitution but it may not have enough votes to pass (Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage Press). A mom says public...
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redefinED roundup: de Blasio goes after charters, vouchers and racism in NC,...
Alaska: A lack of capital funding impedes charter school growth in the state (Anchorage Daily News). Gov. Sean Parnell wants to allow charter schools to have access to district transportation funds...
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