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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Don't Stifle Florida's Education Innovation - Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn, Huffington Post
Florida has been a leader in education innovation over the last decade, but one bill currently under review by the state senate's Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means--Senate Bill 1676--threatens to wipe much of that out with one misguided and foolhardy swipe. In its present form, the bill restricts the Florida Virtual School (FLVS).... This would be tragic, as FLVS possesses many of the hallmarks of an innovation that has the opportunity to help transform public education from its present monolithic, one-size-fits-all form into a far more student-centric experience. Starting in 1997, the state enacted a series of policies over several years that allowed Florida to capture the growing online learning tidal wave.
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