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redefinED roundup: North Carolina’s voucher bill, Tennessee’s virtual ed cap,...
Texas: The State Board of Education votes to urge lawmakers to reject school vouchers - or any other mechanisms that reduce funding to public schools (Texas Tribune). Orthodox Jews, Catholics and...
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Florida roundup: Florida Virtual School, parent trigger, Common Core & more
Parent trigger. Rep. Joe Saunders, D-Orlando, writes in this Orlando Sentinel op-ed that parents should have the choice to keep their child with a teacher with a bad eval. In this Tampa Bay Times...
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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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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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Evidence mounting for hit on Florida Virtual School enrollment
When Naman Thackar tried to sign up recently for an Advanced Placement science class through Florida Virtual School, he said his guidance counselor told him he couldn’t. Instead, the Broward County...
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redefinED roundup: Parent trigger in Florida, vouchers in Louisiana and...
Florida: Parent trigger fails again in the Senate with a 20-20 vote (Orlando Sentinel). Insiders say Gov. Rick Scott influenced some legislators to vote down the parent trigger bill (Sunshine State...
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Florida schools roundup: turnarounds, teacher conduct, legislative wrap-ups &...
School turnarounds. Tampa Bay Times education editor Tom Tobin offers his take on what it takes: “a long, slow slog that requires principals and teachers to keep on task, stay inspired and fight...
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Florida to take closer look at “course choice” funding, access, accountability
Sen. Brandes Florida is moving ahead with plans to bring school choice to the class level, but will study the issue before taking a deep dive. The heart of a “course choice” proposal by Sen. Jeff...
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