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Hoop-Jump Complete: Florida Can Now Get Back to Focusing on Students

Hoop-Jump Complete: Florida Can Now Get Back to Focusing on Students

by Lane Wright | Sep 28, 2018

Look, I’m not saying the federal education law doesn’t matter. It does. It’s a check on the states to make sure students don’t get ignored, but Florida has been on a pretty good track. Students in the Sunshine State showed progress in math and reading last year while...
Florida’s Poorest Students Are Among the Nation’s Highest Achieving, So Why Won’t DeVos Approve Their State Plan?

Florida’s Poorest Students Are Among the Nation’s Highest Achieving, So Why Won’t DeVos Approve Their State Plan?

by Lane Wright | Jul 31, 2018

It looks like the feds are having a hard time figuring out what to do with Florida. After California and Utah’s education plans were approved last week, Florida is now the only state that still hasn’t gotten the green light. Florida officials sent in their first...

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