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Florida schools roundup: school grades, parent power, Jeb Bush & more
Charter schools. Pasco’s Dayspring Academy, where state Sen. John Legg is an administrator, puts off expansion plans for a year. Gradebook. An F-rated charter in Flagler shows improvement. Daytona...
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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 Cato Institute. State education officials stall on a records request...
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Florida schools roundup: Tony Bennett, teacher debit cards, art magnets & more
More on Tony Bennett: Two days of controversy seem to have taken a toll, with Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett expected to resign later today. Tampa Bay Times. Meanwhile, supporters and...
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Florida schools roundup: Florida Virtual, McKay scholarships, charters & more
Charter schools: The Pasco County school board will consider charter applications, including one aimed for low-income elementary students at risk for dropping out. Tampa Bay Times. Private schools: A...
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Florida schools roundup: Homeschoolers, private schools, charters & more
Charter schools: Too many charters are failing, pointing to an urgent need for more budget oversight by the state, writes the Sun Sentinel. More students are enrolling in Pinellas County’s charter...
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Florida schools roundup: Magnet schools, charters, teacher evals & more
Magnet schools: Seminole Ridge High School Construction Academy students build a modular home for Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County – turning in their assignment five months ahead of schedule....
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Florida roundup: Career academies, dual enrollment, Common Core & more
Career academy: A Pasco County high school plans to offer a course on drone technology as it launches an Aerospace Career Academy with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Tampa Bay Times. Dual...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, private schools, Common Core & more
Charter schools: The superintendent of the Schools of McKeel Academy resigns following an investigation. The Ledger. A Polk County charter school helps students find job success. The Ledger. A group...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, dual enrollment, state grades & more
Charter schools: Hillsborough County’s superintendent says she has reservations about Charter Schools USA’s proposal to operate a school on MacDill Air Force Base. Tampa Bay Times. Dual enrollment:...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, faith-based schools, FEA & more
Charter schools: West Palm Beach city commissioners hear how Mosaica Education would run the first municipal charter school in Palm Beach County. Palm Beach Post. Religious schools: John Paul II...
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Florida schools roundup: Digital learning, IB, school safety & more
Charter schools: The Hillsborough school district should expand its elementary on MacDill Air Force Base to accommodate middlerschoolers, and satisfy needs of a growing military population, writes Dan...
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Florida schools roundup: Dual enrollment, virtual school, grades & more
Dual enrollment: Florida school superintendents want to convince the Legislature to stop charging school districts tuition and other state college costs for dual-enrollment students. Tampa Bay Times....
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Florida schools roundup: Magnet schools, private schools, teacher evals & more
School choice: Pinellas County schools Superintendent Mike Grego pushes to expand educational opportunities to woo back parents and students. Tampa Bay Times. Magnet schools: A Polk County middle...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, dual enrollment, accountability & more
Charter schools: A tumultuous year for Pembroke Pines charter schools leaves the system on rocky ground and facing major challenges in the new year. Sun Sentinel. South Tech Academy’s first Rock and...
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, digital ed, homeschooling & more
Charter schools: A Florida House subcommittee looks at having the state Department of Education review charter applications before they go to the districts for approval. redefinED. More from The Buzz....
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Florida schools roundup: Charters, magnets, Common Core & more
Charter schools: The Legislature considers proposals that would make it easier for the nontraditional public schools to open and provide more oversight. Sun Sentinel. Renaissance Charter Inc., one of...
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Florida schools roundup: Magnet and private schools, digital learning & more
Magnet schools: A new Polk County policy guarantees current students at Winston Elementary a spot next year at the magnet school, Winston Academy of Engineering. The Ledger. Digital learning: The...
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Florida schools roundup: Single gender, vouchers, pay hikes & more
Single gender: StateImpact Florida talks to the principal of an all-girls public school in Hillsborough County. Vouchers: From the Gradebook blog: A husband and wife whose private Milwaukee voucher...
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Florida schools roundup: Desegregation, magnet schools, Common Core & more
Traditional schools: Broward County revamps several struggling schools and sees a boost in technology use and enrollment. Sun Sentinel. Duval’s superintendent tells residents that approval of a bond...
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Florida schools roundup: STEAM, charter schools, Common Core & more
Science: The next generation of scientists and inventors compete in the Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering and Inventors fairs, joining about 700 other Southwest Florida students. Fort...
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