Scott PowersMarch 13, 2019
5min532
The poll found some contradictions in Florida voters' attitudes.
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Scott PowersMarch 13, 2019Scott PowersFebruary 22, 2019
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'They call this young man 'Action Jackson',' said Glenton Gilzean Jr.
Scott PowersFebruary 15, 2019
8min637
'Let's build on the success we've had with the tax-credit scholarship. '
Jacob OglesJanuary 22, 2019
5min2725
She is the face of school choice in Florida.
Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 19, 2018
6min322
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously approved a rule to help move forward with a controversial new program that will let bullied students transfer to private schools. With some 2.8 million students returning to their classrooms next month, “Hope” scholarships will allow students who are victims of bullying or other violence to receive […]
Drew WilsonMay 4, 2018
5min481
Public education will only improve when people buy in, Step Up for Students President Doug Tuthill said Thursday at the Florida Chamber of Commerce Summit on Prosperity & Economic Opportunity. “I’m going to start with the good news: public education today is in the best shape that it’s ever been in,” Tuthill said, citing the […]
Scott PowersJune 15, 2017
5min677
Surrounded by House Speaker Richard Corcoran and many of his members in a small, Orlando Catholic school dedicated to special needs students, Gov. Rick Scott signed House Bill 7069 into law, initiating major shifts in how Florida provides education. While the education omnibus bill offers changes for all kinds of schools in Florida, from requiring recess […]
Guest AuthorMay 27, 2016
3min290
Florida’s push for education gains should be conducted in the classroom, not the courtroom. A Leon County judge’s sweeping decision this week to protect education options for more than 70,000 students is a historic moment. It is critical that we work together and focus on helping students and teachers by strengthening scholarship and school options […]
Associated PressDecember 13, 2015
8min309
Less than a mile from the state Capitol, a former steakhouse shows little evidence that it was once part of a movement to change Florida’s schools. It was on this location nearly two decades ago that the leader of a prominent Tallahassee church put together one of the state’s first charter schools. The space where […]
Jac VerSteegJanuary 19, 20155min244
In his commentary this week for Context Florida, the Rev. H.K. Matthews draws parallels between the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama and the current effort, including a march Rev. Matthews led, in support of Florida’s corporate tax credit scholarships – also known as school vouchers. Rev. Matthews’ parallel is unseemly and […]