Category Archives: School Choice

Commissioner talks teacher evaluations, charter schools and more with Orlando Sentinel

Commissioner Robinson sat down with members of the Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board to discuss education issues, including teacher evaluations, charter schools and a variety of other topics. Check out the video for footage of the meeting.

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Making it easy for military families

Guest post by Michael Kooi, executive director of Florida’s Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice Florida is one of the states that adopted the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (MIC3), which helps children of active-duty members … Continue reading

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Busy families need options. Online education can help.

Guest post by Sally Roberts, DOE Educational Policy Consultant for Virtual Education We appreciate all the feedback we received in the blog comment section, on Facebook and on Twitter regarding last week’s online education post. This blog post will feature … Continue reading

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Going Virtual – even more!

Guest post by Sally Roberts, DOE Educational Policy Consultant for Virtual Education Everyone is talking about “school choice” these days, but “choice” doesn’t mean just charter and magnet schools. Starting in August, Florida students will now have more virtual education … Continue reading

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School Choice is Your Choice

Welcome to the Florida Department of Education’s new blog, Florida Common Ground. We hope that this blog will be a helpful resource for you, providing tips to help you with your child’s education, education news updates, event notices and much … Continue reading

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