About The Author

Lisa Buie

Lisa Buie is managing editor for NextSteps. The daughter of a public school superintendent, she spent more than a dozen years as a reporter and bureau chief at the Tampa Bay Times before joining Shriners Hospitals for Children — Tampa, where she served for five years as marketing and communications manager. She lives with her husband and their teenage son, who has benefited from education choice.
08/19/25
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Nothing can stop Denise Lever. Not a raging wildfire and certainly not a state fire marshal’s effort to shut down...
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07/17/25
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  Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect the latest court ruling granting an injunction to block the...
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07/01/25
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The whiplash of uncertainty has buffeted the nation’s charter school movement during the past five years. First,...
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06/30/25
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Two of the leading organizations in Florida’s united education choice movement are joining forces to expand access to learning opportunities...
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05/19/25
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In the 1949 Looney Tunes short “Mouse Wreckers,” two mind-manipulating rodents named Hubie and Bertie try to chase award-winning mouser...
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04/24/25
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The story: With less than a week to go before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments about the constitutionality of...
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04/22/25
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  Editor's note: This story has been updated with the outcome of the status hearing on April 23.  When Utah...
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03/26/25
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When Florida lawmakers established the first statewide Charter School Review Commission in 2022. The National Association of Charter School Authorizers...
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03/20/25
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TAMPA, Fla. — Parents, many pushing babies in strollers with school-age children in tow, made their way through the covered...
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03/12/25
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Maria Ruiz is at the hospital again. She’s with her husband, Carlos Dominguez, who is still receiving care to help...
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