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Why was Rosa Parks told to move to the back of the bus?
Florida is approving new "anti-woke" social studies textbooks, reports Sarah Mervosh in the New York Times. Some publishers think the...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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DeSantis vs. College Board
Florida schools will not stop offering Advanced Placement classes, whatever Gov. Ron DeSantis suggests. With other rigorous options, such...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Parents need 'choice navigators'
"Choice navigators" can help parents use education scholarships to find the right options for their children, writes Travis Pillow of the...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 8, 20232 min read
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Classroom libraries aren't a crime in Florida
The "great Florida classroom library freak-out of 2023" is based on faulty reporting, confusing directives from local school officials...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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AP African American Studies purges critical race, queer theorists
Critical race theory, queer theory and black feminist literature are out of the core curriculum in the revised version of College Board's...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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ESAs expand in red and purple states, states, and blue-staters are interested too
"Capitalizing on parent’s frustration with public schools during the pandemic," Republican governors are pushing for education savings...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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Scientists, engineers, chefs, gardeners become freelance teachers
An ecosystem of innovative schools and teaching specialists is growing in South Florida's Broward County, writes Ron Matus on ReimaginED....

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 12, 20232 min read
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A sharp right turn for Florida's New College: 'We are recapturing higher ed'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to turn the very progressive New College of Florida, the state's liberal arts honors college, into a...

Joanne Jacobs
Jan 8, 20231 min read
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Who will make the best teacher? An ex-Marine or a Middlebury grad?
Military veterans with 60 college credits can qualify for a five-year temporary teaching certificate in Florida, under a new law...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 20, 20222 min read
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Florida's special-ed students are doing very well: Is it choice?
In Florida, which pioneered school choice for special-needs students more than 20 years ago, students with disabilities are doing very...

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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