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Private schools with public students need oversight
A new report from Andrew Coulson helps bring context to one of the most bedeviling issues we face when sending public school students to otherwise private schools: What’s the right way to hold these...
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Florida roundup: Vouchers and testing, rockets and ed reform, school choice...
Vouchers and testing. A new report from the Fordham Institute finds that mandated testing – and even public reporting of test results – isn’t that big a concern for private schools worried about...
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Florida roundup: charter schools, tax credit scholarships and a question...
Charter schools. Brooksville’s first charter school, one with a STEM focus, will open this fall, reports the Tampa Bay Times. Competition from charter schools is forcing the Palm Beach County school...
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Parents’ voices would make this school choice debate even better
Civility and respect are core values we promote at redefinED, so we were pleased to read the well-mannered exchange between Jason Bedrick and Kevin Welner about the pros and cons of tax credit...
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Florida roundup: Pitbull, teacher conduct, tax credit scholarships & more
Charter schools. The Miami Herald writes up the latest celebrity champion for charter schools: rapper Pitbull. Palm Beach Post columnist Frank Cerabino isn’t a fan. Tax credit scholarships. The...
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Common Core will hurt school choice
Editor’s note: Jason Bedrick is a policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom. Jason Bedrick Earlier this week, Doug Tuthill, the president of Step Up for Students, argued...
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Common Core + school choice can help low-income kids
The Cato Institute’s Jason Bedrick was unimpressed with my explanation for why I expect a growing embrace of Common Core State Standards by parents in Florida’s tax credit scholarship program and the...
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The Sunshine State’s school spending data could use more sunshine
Florida earns high marks for its innovative education reforms and strong academic performance, but its level of financial transparency leaves much to be desired. In a new report from the Cato Institute...
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FDOE: Florida does good job reporting school spending data to the public
FDOE: Florida’s school district data reporting systems are highly regarded and are used as models for other states. Editor’s note: On redefinED last week, Jason Bedrick at the Cato Institute offered...
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Florida roundup: Tax-credit scholarships, career academies, school...
Tax-credit scholarships. The Ocala Star-Banner looks at what an expansion of the program would mean for local private schools. The Scripps/Tribune Tallahassee bureau takes an in-depth look at the...
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