School Choice
Alliance for School Choice
The mission of Alliance for School Choice is to improve our nation's system of K-12 education by advancing public policy that empowers parents, particularly in low-income families, to choose the education they determine is best for their children.
Center for Education Reform
The Center for Education Reform is an independent organization providing support to all who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools.
FloridaChild
FloridaChild is a non-profit service to Florida families providing information , assistance, and financial aid for their children's education from pre-school through college.
Floridians for School Choice
Floridians for School Choice is a web-based, statewide, non-partisan, citizen organization dedicated to advancing public awareness of the benefits of school choice for children, families, schools, and taxpayers.
GreatSchools.net
GreatSchools.net provides parents with the information they need to choose schools, support their children's education and improve schools in their communities.
Heartland Institute
A nonprofit organization devoted to turning ideas into social movements that empower people.
Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation
A foundation dedicated to improving the quality of the education available to children of all income and social classes, whether that education is provided in government or private schools or at home.
Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), USDOE
The OII makes strategic investments in promising educational practices through grants to states, schools, and community and nonprofit organizations, and leads the movement for greater parental options and information on educational choice.
School Choice Wisconsin
School Choice Wisconsin is a nonprofit organization that seeks to ensure an honest debate about school choice by providing accurate information on the impact of school choice on families, communities, and schools.
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
This Thomas B. Fordham Foundation supports research, publications, and action projects of national significance in elementary/secondary education reform.
Scholarships-Vouchers
Alliance for School Choice
The Alliance operates both a state and a national agenda for advancing K-12 education options such as school tuition vouchers and tuition tax credits.
Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
A national, nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to raising awareness about the need for and value of quality educational options for African-American and low-income families.
Florida Alliance for Choice in Education (FACE)
FACE is a non-profit organization serving non-public schools, educators, parents, and the community by promoting and defending educational choices.
Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO)
HCREO is working to improve educational outcomes for Hispanic children by empowering families through parental choice in education.
Step Up for Students
This is a website for those interested in Florida's Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
Charter Schools
Florida Charter School Resource Center (FCSRC)
The Center for Education Reform is an independent organization providing support to all who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools.
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is a national non-profit organization committed to advancing the charter school movement.
National Charter School Clearinghouse
The mission of the National Charter School Clearinghouse is to assist in the development, promotion and improvement of dynamic, innovative and successful charter schools in the United States.
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
NACSA is a nonprofit membership association of educational agencies across the country that authorize and oversee charter public schools.
Home Education
Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA)
FPEA is an independent organization that exists solely to serve home education families in Florida.
Home Education Foundation
The Home Education Foundation (HEF) is a corporation established to raise support and to direct the lobbying for home education legislation.
The goal is to safeguard the existing legislation and evaluate the need for future legislation.
Home School Legal Defense Association
The Home School Legal Defense Association is a national organization that promotes and protects those families that home educate.
LIFE of Florida
LIFE of Florida is an inclusive state support and networking group for home and alternative learners.
National Center for Home Education
Mission includes serving state home school leaders by networking the state-wide organizations in all 50 states for rapid response to federal issues and serving as a “watchdog” on federal bills and lobbying for pro-home school and parents rights bills.
Virtual Education
Connections Academy
The mission of Connections Academy is to help each student maximize his or her potential and meet the highest performance standards. Connections Academy currently participates in Florida’s K-8 Virtual Schools Pilot Program.
Florida Virtual School
Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established national leader in developing and providing virtual education solutions to students in grades K-12 and adults seeking GED alternatives.
K12, Inc. (Florida Virtual Academy)
The goal of K12, Inc. is to create an excellent, traditional program in education that will empower parents to be involved in their children's education and empower students to explore the world around them thoughtfully. K12, Inc. currently operates the Florida Virtual Academy as part of Florida’s K-8 Virtual Schools Pilot Program.
Public School Choice
Florida School Choice Resource Center (FSCRC)
The FCSRC provides technical assistance and training to Florida charter school staff, governing boards, district administrators, and school boards; and is a clearinghouse and preview center for charter school information available for public use.
Magnet Schools of America
Magnet Schools of America provides leadership for innovative instructional programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students in public school choice programs.
School Matters
School Matters is a public source for information and analysis about our nation's public schools.
United States Department of Education (USDOE)
The USDOE promotes educational excellence for Americans, with this site providing useful public school choice information for parents.
Supplemental Educational Services
SES: Quick Reference for Parents
Questions and answers explaining what these services are under the law.
Supplemental Educational Services Quality Center (SESQ)
Helping eligible students in public schools “in need of improvement” receive the free, high-quality tutoring services they need.
School Choice Research and Studies
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is a non-profit public policy research foundation.
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research produces high-quality academic research on U.S. education issues, including school choice policies and other aspects of education reform.
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA)
OPPAGA promotes government accountability and the efficient and effective use of public resources by providing evaluative research to the Florida Legislature, and has studied several school choice programs including charter and virtual schools.
Program on Education Policy and Governance
Contributing to the systematic analysis of education policy and governing arrangements.
The Heritage Foundation
Conducts research to build a vision for ensuring that every child in America has access to excellence in a competitive market of public, private, charter, and home schools.
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