Tag: Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE)

• NCAA Bans K12 Inc. Online Charters: No Rose Bowl, No Final Four

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  April 22, 2014

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  Charter Schools

  The NCAA has banned K12 Inc. In the future, athletes that are relying on K12 online coursework will no longer be eligible to play college sports. The NCAA will stop accepting coursework from these schools starting with the 2014–15 school year. Coursework completed from Spring 2013 through Spring 2014 will undergo additional evaluation on a case-by-case basis…

  

• Bush Foundation for Excellence in Education: “Pay to Play, Reap profits”?

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  February 2, 2013

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  Accountability, High-Stakes Testing

  Corporate Interests Pay to Play to Shape Education Policy, Reap profits. From In The Public Interest: Emails Show Bush-Led Organization’s ALEC-Like Role in State Policymaking Emails between the Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE), founded and chaired by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and state education officials show that the foundation is writing state education…