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Punishing Success, Gutting the Future � The Quick and the Ed

Punishing Success, Gutting the Future � The Quick and the Ed

Punishing Succes, Gutting the Future

March 25th, 2010 | Category: Educational Choice


Two of the most successful state virtual schools, in Florida and Idaho, continue to race backwards.
The St. Petersburg Times reports that the supposedly reform-orientedFlorida legislature continues to propose cuts to the state-run Florida Virtual School. If enacted, the cuts would mean a total funding reduction of almost twenty percent over the past two years–much greater than cuts to traditional bricks & mortar schools. Ladies and gentlemen, your Race to the Top front runner!
The state-run Idaho Digital Learning Academy survived the Governor’s attempt to