Hurricane Preparedness Guide for Charter Schools
June 2025 -- Hurricanes significantly threaten communities, and schools play a critical role in preparedness and recovery efforts. For...
Florida’s Graduation Rate is Rising
PRESS RELEASE, Governor Ron DeSantis \Florida’s 2023-2024 Graduation Rate Breaks State Record at 89.7% Florida’s graduation rate rises nearly two percentage...
Florida, the Forgotten Education-Reform Star
Op-Ed By Robert Pondiscio, Education Gadfly November 14, 2024 -- published in aei.org -- Around the turn of the millennium, Florida...
FTE Reporting Guidance from FLDOE (Memos re: Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton )
Hurricane Milton Guidance Memo_10-8-24 MEMORANDUM FROM: Manny Diaz, Jr. Commissioner of Education TO: School District Superintendents DATE: October 8, 2024 SUBJECT: Hurricane Milton...
Commentary: Florida school choice is a rising tide that has lifted all boats
By NATHAN HOFFMAN - senior director of state policy and advocacy at ExcelinEd, a nonprofit think tank on education...
It’s Not Resegregation. It’s Much-Needed Progress for Black Students
By Debbie Veney, June 25, 2024 This year, the nation is acknowledging the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of...
Doral College offers Bachelor, Master for aspiring Teachers & Administrators
Doral College is accepting applications for its State-Approved Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education & Master of Education in Educational...
MARCH 20, 2024 - Heard on MORNING EDITION, NPR - Principals and superintendents talk to NPR about how students...
Charter schools continue to grow across the Tampa Bay area
WUSF | By Nancy Guan Published January 17, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST School districts across the nation, including in the Tampa...
Florida Public Charter Schools See Enrollment Growth
Florida experienced a 5% increase in charter school enrollment in the 2022-23 school year and 67% in the last...
School choice has put Florida schools head and shoulders above the rest | Opinion
BY ED POZZUOLI published in The Miami Herald, August 13, 2023 As public schools across Florida get ready to open, parents...
New Research: Charter Schools Improve Student Outcomes
June 2023 -- The 2023 Stanford’s Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO) analysis reveals that public charter schools...
End of 2022 School Year / Summer 2022-23 Readiness Checklist
by John Carvelli, EdD. Summer 2023- Review student academic data results and identify grade level and curriculum subject focus...
Florida State Board of Education Advances Individual Freedom and Parental Rights in Florida Schools
FLDOE Press Release — Orlando, Fla., October 19, 2022 — Today, the Florida State Board of Education formally adopted...
Helpful Tips On Florida’s New Progress Monitoring System
By: John Carvelli, Carvelli and Associates Academic Consulting On July 1, 2022, Florida Senate Bill (SB) 1048 opened the door...
Never Going Back: An Analysis of Parent Sentiment on Education
From the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools -- In a new report, Never Going Back: An Analysis of...
Distribution of Charter Schools Capital Outlay, 2022-23
July 5, 2022 -- FLDOE released a memo today outlining the eligibility and deadline for the Distribution of Charter...
Helpful Tips: End-of-the-year IT Checklist
The experts at Technology Lab put together an end-of-year IT Check List for FCSA member schools. This valuable tool is...
Black families in Florida all in for education choice
The days of just accepting the zoned school are over. A funny thing happened over the past 20 years while...