Boston #charterschools outperform trad public schools on AP, SAT, other tests http://t.co/htEGUuz1Z6 #schoolchoice #edreform #edpolicy11 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @MakeUrbanRight: Check out this great RedefinED article on Former White House Press Secretary Mik... http://t.co/xZhzEhTODZ11 hours agoReplyRetweet
La. #voucher ruling should make #schoolchoice supporters rethink sch funding http://t.co/DwFL8tahg7 via @seandkennedy83 @donsoifer #edpolicy11 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @SchoolChoiceNow: Check out this great article from @redefinEDonline on @mmccurry's call for bipartisanship at the #AFCPolicySummit http…11 hours agoReplyRetweet
RT @schoolchoicewk: Fmr WH Press Secretary McCurry: #SchoolChoice is antidote for broken politics http://t.co/nYNSTLkGSk via @redefinEDonli13 hours agoReplyRetweet
@FLSenate Pres. Gaetz and @MyFLHouse Speak @willweatherford visit @tampabaytechhs today to talk career academies & more #CAPEact #legFL13 hours agoReplyRetweet
NC Rep. @KMarcusBrandon: Not prog Dem ideal to keep kids in struggling schools http://t.co/b9YLp6CBmE #schoolchoice @DFER_News @DFER_CA14 hours agoReplyRetweet
NC Rep. @KMarcusBrandon: Not prog Dem ideal to keep kids in struggling schools http://t.co/b9YLp6CBmE #schoolchoice #vouchers #edpolicy14 hours agoReplyRetweet
Alabama lawmakers say no to @GovernorBentley plan to delay new #schoolchoice program http://t.co/bNKEhYGNIX #edreform #edpolicy #vouchers15 hours agoReplyRetweet

Florida roundup: Homeschooling, voucher accountability & doubling down on reform

Vouchers and accountability. Gov. Rick Scott’s call for “voucher” students to take the same standardized tests as public school students is long overdue, editorializes the Tampa Bay Times: “Voucher proponents can’t have it both ways,” it concludes. “They can’t claim they are a good bargain for taxpayers but then be unwilling to prove it.”

Weatherford

“Yes we are!” House Speaker Will Weatherford gives Tony Bennett a thumbs up on Twitter after a critical Tampa Bay Times column says the selection shows the state is doubling down on Jeb Bush ed reforms. Gradebook. A look at Bennett’s re-election upset in Indiana. Tampa Bay Times.

Home-schooled or truant? A Flagler County dad faces a criminal charge after not following requirements for home-schooling, reports the Daytona Beach News Herald.

Sex abuse lawsuits. Involving a former middle school teacher. Miami Herald.

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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