charter schools

Parents Seek To Unite Florida's Education Activists

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:54:58 +0000

A loose-knit network of education activists generally opposed to the direction Florida has been taking its schools recently is attempting to organize into a more potent political force.

The groups include parents, people who want more state funding for schools, and others who are fed up with the brand of testing-based school accountability that Florida has become famous for.

Florida Senate President Says Teachers Shouldn't Expect An Even Playing Field

Gina Jordan — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:51:46 +0000

Supporters say the charter school bill that has a good chance of passing Florida’s Republican controlled Legislature this year will better regulate charters and expand choices for parents.

One thing the bill won’t do is require the same evaluations for charter school teachers as traditional public school teachers.

Charters schools which do not participate in the federal Race to the Top program do

Killings In Safe Spaces: Girl's Death Takes Its Place Among South Florida School Attacks

Rick Stone — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:11:43 +0000

Fifteen-year-old Jordyn Alexander Howe boarded the school bus with a loaded gun in his backpack. He pulled it out, it went off and fatally wounded fellow student Lourdes Guzman-DeJesus, 13.

Miami-Dade police say the shooting on a charter school bus in Homestead was an accident. Howe was charged with manslaughter and carrying a concealed firearm. He spent the night at the Miami-Dade Juvenile Assessment Center.

School Board Member Says Her Special Needs Daughter Was Forced To Leave A Charter School

Sarah Gonzalez — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:07 +0000

Earlier this month, an investigation by StateImpact Florida and the Miami Herald revealed that most Florida charter schools are not enrolling students with severe disabilities, like autism or cerebral palsy.

Can Charter Schools Legally Turn Away Kids With Severe Disabilities?

Sarah Gonzalez — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

This month, an investigation by StateImpact Florida revealed that more than 86% of Florida charter schools don’t serve a single student with a severe disability, compared to half of traditional public schools.

State education officials say no school is required to take every student with every disability. But lawyers are divided on whether charter schools can legally turn kids away.

No one person decides where a student with disabilities can go to school.