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Florida roundup: Rick Scott, teacher pay, virtual schools and more
State of the State. Gov. Rick Scott gives props to teachers and pushes for a boost in ed funding. Coverage from Gradebook, Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel, SchoolZone, Palm Beach Post, Gainesville...
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Mom was right: I love online learning
As a homeschool student, Kelsey Gray didn’t like history or English. Math was even worse. Each year, the curriculum grew more difficult – finally prompting her mom, Mendy Gray, a former public...
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Howard Fuller: Don’t be knee-jerk about for-profits in school choice, ed reform
Fuller Count legendary school choice activist Howard Fuller among those who don’t have a problem with for-profit entities in education reform. At the Black Alliance for Educational Options symposium...
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redefinED roundup: Tax credit scholarships in Alabama, vouchers in Tennessee,...
Alabama: Gov. Robert Bentley signs the tax credit scholarship bill into law after the Alabama Supreme Court lifts a restraining order from a circuit court judge that prevented the bill from being sent...
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In Florida, the debate over the future of school boards is happening now
Last year, 43 percent of Florida’s PreK-12 students attended a school other than their assigned neighborhood school. This enthusiastic embrace of school choice by parents is forcing school boards to...
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Florida gets B+ for digital learning
Florida earns a B+ and ranks second nationally when it comes to embracing policies and practices that advance digital learning, according to a national report released Thursday. The state earned an A...
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Florida roundup: parent trigger, virtual school funding, diploma tracks & more
Parent trigger. The Senate Education Committee will take it up Monday. Gradebook. Virtual school funding. The News Service of Florida writes up a potentially big funding hit to Florida Virtual School....
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Seeing a little progress in a New York Times lead
Two years ago, we launched redefinED in an attempt to help opinion leaders, the public and the mainstream media understand how public education is being transformed and redefined. So the following...
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redefinED roundup: vouchers in Indiana, home-schooling in Texas, anti-Muslim...
Indiana: The state supreme court rules vouchers constitutional (Indianapolis Star). The decision could set a precedent for other states with Blaine amendments (ABC News). More coverage from...
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Florida roundup: parent trigger, teacher pay, district charter schools & more
Charter schools. Some big ideas on tap for today’s discussion in the Senate Education Committee, including a proposal to let school districts start their own charter schools. Tampa Bay Times. Tax...
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Proposed funding changes could weaken virtual education in Florida
Florida Virtual School began as an idea developed in the Florida Legislature. With a $200,000 “break the mold” grant, a small group was charged with attempting something truly disruptive: create the...
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Florida roundup: School choice rally, parent trigger, teacher evaluations & more
School choice rally: More than 1,000 turn out in Tallahassee from magnet, charter, voucher, virtual and other school choice sectors (redefinED). Charter schools. The Broward school district’s former...
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Florida roundup: charter schools, school choice lotteries, gifted education &...
Charter schools. Tampa Bay Times columnist John Romano uses the specter of for-profit charter schools to slam state lawmakers who support parent trigger: “They say tomato, I say morons.” Times...
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Florida roundup: diploma tracks, school spending, virtual school funding & more
Virtual schools. In the wake of concerns about funding cuts to Florida Virtual School, the Senate Rules Committee approves an amendment that would require the DOE to study funding for online courses...
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Florida roundup: charter schools, virtual schools, diploma paths & more
Virtual schools. In an Orlando Sentinel op-ed, U.S. Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden, politely suggests to the Florida Legislature that cutting funding for Florida Virtual School is a bad idea....
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Florida roundup: virtual schools, magnet schools, paddling & more
Virtual schools. Florida Virtual School is battling proposed budget cuts, reports Associated Press. A state investigation finds online provider K12 Inc. employed three teachers who lacked proper...
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Florida roundup: virtual schools, parent trigger, teacher conduct & more
Virtual schools. The state investigation of K12 Inc. in Florida – which turned up three inadequately certified teachers – anchors a critical story in Maine by the Portland Press Herald. Education Week...
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Florida Virtual School fears enrollment drop due to proposed funding changes
Florida Virtual School officials say Florida school districts are already beginning to curb student enrollment in online classes in response to a funding shift proposed by state lawmakers. Under the...
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redefinED roundup: Vouchers in Indiana, virtual education in Florida, school...
Indiana: Lawmakers expand state’s school voucher program to allow more children to be immediately eligible. (Associated Press). The legislature may forgive $12 million in loans to nine failing charter...
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Florida schools roundup: parent trigger, private tutors, drug testing & more
Parent trigger. Citing anonymous sources, Sunshine State News says Gov. Rick Scott helped kill it. Five GOP senators tell The Buzz he had nothing to do with it. Arne Duncan sorta kinda maybe a wee...
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