@LisaLeslie joins the chorus during #afcpolicysummit: parents are the key to making changes in #schoolchoice. #edreform #edchat #education9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit on having more celebrities on #schoolchoice bandwagon: they get it. Biggest challenge getting involved: time9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: left her newly-built home and moved 45 minutes away for better school #schoolchoice #edreform9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie at #afcpolicysummit: I know what it's like to be under served and be stuck in that zip code #schoolchoice #edreform9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@LisaLeslie talks about being underserved in education at #afcpolicysummit. Was on the honor roll, but didn't score well on the SAT.9 hours agoReplyRetweet
@kevinpchavous at #afcpolicysummit: we need each and every option for our children. One size does not fit all. #schoolchoice #edreform10 hours agoReplyRetweet
Sandeep Thomas got his H.S. degree online. He's speaking today at the #afcpolicysummit, talking about #schoolchoice and opportunities10 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @PEFNC: Doug Tuthill, Step Up pres: lowest performing students using scholarships, keep up with students across country10 hours agoReplyRetweet

Florida roundup: Gerard Robinson, a DOE rebuttal, career academies & more

Gerard Robinson. The former Florida education commissioner, who stepped down three months ago, will be among the panelists next week responding to a new Brookings report on standardized testing and the Common Core. More here.

DOE responds to Tampa Bay Times contracting story. I can’t remember the last time DOE did a point-by-point, line-by-line rebuttal to a story. Press release here.

Career academies. Get a nice write-up in the Gainesville Business Report.

Testing. New Duval Superintendent Nikolai Vitti removes some internal standardized tests from the district schedule, prompting praise from teachers union president Terrie Brady, reports the Florida Times Union.

FCAT. Will any private schools that accept tax credit scholarships give it? Asks Gradebook.

Contract talks. Continue next week in Palm Beach County after nearly falling apart last week, reports the Palm Beach Post’s Extra Credit blog.

Schools put kids in reach of convicts. Tampa Bay Times columnist Sue Carlton.

About Ron Matus

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Ron Matus is editor of redefinED and assistant director for policy & public affairs at Step Up for Students. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as an education reporter with the Tampa Bay Times (formerly the St. Petersburg Times). Ron can be reached at rmatus@stepupforstudents.org or (813) 402-0207. Follow him on Twitter @redefinEDonline and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/redefinedonline.

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