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New Database Will Track Who Runs Charter Schools

Charter Schools, Florida Schools, In the NewsBy fsbawp August 5, 2015

Florida school districts will have a new way to track the financial and academic records of charter school operators. For the first time, a new database is connecting charter schools to who runs them. The goal is to reduce the number of charter schools that close. The National Association of Charter School Authorizers wants to…

Florida testing validity study should be done on time, contractor says

Assessments, Florida Schools, In the News, StandardsBy fsbawp August 5, 2015

Alpine Testing Solutions, the firm conducting Florida’s testing validity study, reports that its work should be completed by the Sept. 1 deadline that lawmakers set. The group has received much of the documentation it requested, and conducted several interviews in gathering information to help reach findings. One area where Alpine has requested more specifics is…