redefinED By: Travis Pillow November 14, 2014 Technology can change the way parents make educational choices for their children, the incoming president of the Florida Senate said Thursday. It might also prompt educators to rethink some of their basic assumptions — like what constitutes a school…
The Lakeland Ledger By: Lisa Hazelton November 13, 2014 My son, Nate, is a child with Down syndrome. He brightens faces wherever he goes. He is a blessing to our entire family and really just a happy kid who loves football,…
redefinED By: Travis Pillow November 11, 2014 Some of Florida’s most influential black ministers took to the radio airwaves Tuesday to condemn a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nation’s largest private school choice program. Bishop Victor Curry, a powerful Miami…
WLRN By: John O’Connor November 9, 2014 Miami Northwestern High School English teacher Daniel Dickey has found a way to make his tenth graders brag about their reading skills. Mischael Saint-Sume and Ciji Wright tease each other about who’s…
The Tampa Tribune By: Erin Kourkounis November 9, 2014 TAMPA — John Kurnik, a 12-year-old home-school student, studies nature in the park, composes papers on the computer in his game room, and attends weekly gatherings with other kids. The Tampa seventh-grader has…
Florida Times-Union By: Gary Chartrand November 5, 2014 For the past three years, I have had the honor and privilege to serve the citizens of Florida on the State Board of Education. My current role is chairman of the board. Our…
redefinED By: Staff November 4, 2014 One of the nation’s newest parental choice programs is shifting into higher gear. Families of hundreds of Florida students with significant special needs, including autism, Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, have been given the…