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October 21, 2011

Why Gov. Rick Scott’s Anthropology Claims Are in Good Company

Yesterday we wrote about how federal data shows anthropologists’ job prospects are better than Florida Gov. Rick Scott believes. That got us thinking about other recent examples of politicians misquoting data or using data that does not support the point they are trying to make. The highest-profile example came from Arizona Republican Sen. John Kyl […]

October 20, 2011

The Florida Tuition Lawsuit

Below is the lawsuit from the Southern Poverty Law Center challenging Florida’s college tuition rules. The group argues that children of undocumented immigrants should not be charged out-of-state tuition despite those students being both U.S. citizens and Florida residents. StateImpact Florida profiled one such student in August.

October 19, 2011

Florida Districts Make Top 10 Lists for Charter Enrollment

Three Florida districts landed on charter school Top 10 lists, according to a new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Orange County tops the nation for growth in charter school enrollment, up 42 percent during the 2010-2011 school year. Miami-Dade ranked seventh for the total number of students enrolled in charter schools, […]

Gov. Scott’s Letter to Universities

We told you this morning that Gov. Rick Scott had sent a letter to state universities asking a series of questions in an effort to gauge their performance. The letter is part of Scott’s larger push to reevaluate the way state universities operate. Here’s a copy of the letter he sent to the University of […]

October 14, 2011

Feedback Loop: What’s on Your Mind About Academy of Arts and Minds

Sarah Gonzalez‘ story Wednesday about the business deals of a Miami-area charter school drew strong reader responses. Intelligentmom came to the school’s defense, arguing students were left without books due to surprising enrollment growth. Academy of Arts and Minds students are prospering: The Academy of Arts & Minds is an A+ school with a 98 […]

School Boards Getting Tough on Charter Applications

Seminole County school board chairwoman Dede Schaffner admits it — her county is tough on people wanting to open new charter schools. But Schaffner said the district isn’t asking anything more than the state asks of Seminole County. Last month the school district rejected three applications for new charter schools. In one case, district officials […]

Florida Schools Not Tracking Undocumented Alabama Students

Our colleagues at WUSF radio have looked into whether Alabama’s anti-illegal immigration laws mean migrant workers are moving to Florida and sending their children to schools: Are students from Alabama ending up in Florida because of that state’s tough new immigration law? A news service reported that Florida’s educators were trying to answer that question. […]

October 13, 2011

Charters Not A Choice in Many Florida Counties

In Clay County, high school students can study aerospace, information or agricultural technology at one of twelve specialized academies. But students in this suburban Jacksonville district can’t attend a charter school. There are none. More than one-third of Florida’s 67 counties did not have a charter school during the 2010-2011 school year, according to a […]

Mapping Florida Counties Without Charter Schools

This map shows Florida school districts which did not have a charter school during the 2010-2011 schools year. More than one-third of Florida counties do not have a charter school, but those counties make up only 5 percent of statewide public school enrollment. Click on a district for more information about charter school enrollment.

October 11, 2011

Covering Schools Requires an Education

Part of the reason I moved to StateImpact Florida from a newspaper was the chance to learn some skills and try new things. It turns out that producing radio news stories is much harder and a lot more work than I expected. You don’t show up sounding like NPR on your first day no matter […]

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