Doug Tuthill on school choice, accountability, Common Core & more
In today's chat, we talked with Doug Tuthill, president of Step Up For Students in Florida. Readers asked him about...
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Arizona: David Garcia, a Democrat and candidate for the open State Superintendent of Public Instruction seat, opposes private school choice...
Read More >Tony Bennett's resignation disappoints school choice supporters
In mid-June, Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett visited a modest retreat on the outskirts of Tampa where a University of...
Read More >Tony Bennett to resign
From the Tampa Bay Times: Tony Bennett is expected to resign Thursday as Florida education commissioner following two days of...
Read More >‘It is time we redefine public education’
Editor’s note: We’ve made the point many times: Public education shouldn’t be synonymous with public schools and increasingly, in this...
Read More >redefinED roundup: Vouchers in N.C., voucher politics in N.J., charter school grades in Florida & more
Arkansas: The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals dismisses a lawsuit to overturn the state's public school choice law, which will...
Read More >Florida charter schools rack up A's & F's
As they have in the past, Florida charter schools earned both A and F grades at higher rates than district...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Dress codes, summer reading, charter schools & more
Charter to private: After continually receiving "F'' grades from the state, Escambia County's A.A. Dixon charter school opens next month as...
Read More >Florida schools roundup: Common Core, school spending, athletics & more
Parent focus: Lincoln Park Elementary Principal Cassandra Smith plans to work closely with parents at the turnaround school in Escambia County....
Read More >Florida roundup: Common Core, school grades, ed spending & more
Accountability: A look at why the accountability piece in former Gov. Jeb Bush's overall education program seems to be eroding. The...
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