Anne GeggisApril 20, 2023
6min0
Charter students, by statute, are now required to play with the public schools they would otherwise attend. This would change that.
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Anne GeggisApril 20, 2023Anne GeggisFebruary 20, 2022
7min0
The St. Petersburg Republican wants Florida to be a model for the rest of the country in leveraging virtual resources to educate state prisoners.
Guest AuthorMay 24, 2021
6min1427
Early on, it was clear Florida’s leadership was committed to putting students first.
Drew WilsonApril 5, 2021
14min2311
The budget would leave many parents with one option, or no option at all.
John LeggApril 6, 2020
6min851
There is no question that education has changed forever, and as an educator and parent, I am grateful for that change.
Sarah MuellerMarch 30, 2020
3min1391
Florida Virtual School says it could provide online courses to up to 2.7 million students by early May.
Scott PowersAugust 14, 2018
2min589
Orlando lawyer and Florida Republican stalwart Frank Kruppenbacher has left the Florida Virtual School after serving as its general counsel for 18 years. Kruppenbacher submitted his resignation at Sunday’s board meeting and the board accepted it, a school spokesman said Tuesday. “It’s been 18 years. I just didn’t want to do it anymore. It was […]
Drew WilsonMay 30, 2018
4min446
The Rubin Group was one of seven firms to crack $1 million in legislative lobbying pay during the first three quarters of the year according to newly filed lobbying compensation reports. The estimated $1 million haul on the legislative side was matched with another $1 million in executive branch earnings for a total of $2.1 […]
Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2016
6min509
Ed Mansouri, the nationally renowned software pioneer who developed the cutting-edge learning management system used by the Florida Virtual School (FLVS) since 2003, will be transitioning away at the end of this year, after a proud partnership with FLVS, to focus his efforts more fully on his equally impressive new WeatherSTEM educational technology. Mansouri will continue […]
Peter SchorschApril 29, 2016
5min366
In an impressive display of how to dismantle an opponent’s arguments point by point, school choice advocate John Kirtley this week made a compelling case for Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship program. His argument: The program fits squarely within the state’s overall approach to education, despite critics’ claims that it violates the Florida Constitution. It is a part of, not […]