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There are many reasons to celebrate Charter Schools Week 2022

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases
#CharterLove, #CharterSchoolsWeek, #schoolchoice, @EducationFL
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FLORIDA – Charter schools across the county will celebrate National Charter Schools Week (May 8-14, 2022) by highlighting successes and honoring the changemakers who made a positive impact on the movement that has in just 30 years grown to nearly 7,700 public charter schools and campuses across the nation and more than 680 here in…
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Black families in Florida all in for education choice

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
#BlackMindsMatter, #schoolchoice, #SUFS
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The days of just accepting the zoned school are over. A funny thing happened over the past 20 years while critics were condemning education choice in Florida as a right-wing plot: Hundreds of thousands of Black families flocked to embrace it. Then another funny thing happened: Not only did the expansion of options and opportunity…
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21% of the Top 100 Public School in Florida are Charter School

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News, Press releases
#academica #ISCHS, #charterschoolsFL, #MaterAcademy, #schoolchoice, #SomersetAcademy, #USNews, @dadeschools, @EducationFL, Academica
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April 26, 2001 — U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, just released their 2021 Best High Schools list. The report included data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia and measured how well schools serve students from various social and economic backgrounds as…
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Poll: School Choice Support Soars

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
#charterschoolsFL, #schoolchoice, @FLCharter, American Federation of Children, choice poll
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April 6, 2021 Parents and families have been on a rollercoaster when it comes to K-12 education in the time of COVID-19. A new poll from Real Clear Opinion Research finds overall support for school choice is increasing as parents need more options than ever. Major findings: – 71% of voters back school choice. This is the…
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Stop Blaming Charter Schools for Districts’ Financial Mess

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases
#charterschoolfunding, #LynnGray, #parentpower, #RalphArza, #schoolchoice, funding, Hillsborough
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February 12, 2021 — Hillsborough County, FL — Ralph Arza, representing the Florida Charter School Alliance, presented at district meetings in Hillsborough and Miami Dade counties this week. The FCSA was the only organization in the state present at the meetings and prepared to defend our members and all Florida charter schools. When a Hillsborough…
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A Principal’s Pandemic Response: Do what’s right for the kids

Lynn Norman-Teck
Charter Schools in the News
#CharterGrads, #charterschool, #Classof2021, #COVID19, #graduation, #schoolchoice, #SomersetAcademy, pandemic
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January 2021 — In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to pivot quickly to implement remote learning programs, train educators, walk parents through the process, and make sure students didn’t fall behind. Public charter schools were able to make the transition and many, like Somerset Academy Silver Palms, took a giant leap forward in…
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School Choice Advocates kick off National School Choice Week with an Education Town Hall

Lynn Norman-Teck
Press releases
#schoolchoice, Governor DeSantis, National School Choice Week, town hall
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Florida – January 17, 2020 – The Florida Charter School Alliance (FCSA) will host a series of education town hall meetings around the state this year. The first meetings will take place in Miami on January 29 – to coincide with National School Choice Week – and will feature a variety of educators, parents, business…
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Nearly 80 Percent of Florida Voters Want Choice in Education

Lynn Norman-Teck
Research & Publications
#Excelined, #schoolchoice, Voters want choice in education
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New poll says voters overwhelmingly support giving parents opportunity to choose where they send their children to school A new statewide survey of 800 registered voters in Florida released today found that nearly 80 percent of voters support allowing parents to choose a school instead of sending them to a school based on their zip code.   “The vast majority of voters—nearly 80 percent—believe parents should…
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