Lisa Buie

Lisa Buie is senior reporter for reimaginED. She spent more than a dozen years as a reporter and bureau chief at the Tampa Bay Times before joining Shriners Hospitals for Children — Tampa, where…

Legislation
Florida House education choice expansion bill gets Senate companion

(reimaginED) – HB 1 no longer stands alone. State Sen. Corey Simon R-Tallahassee, chair of the Senate Committee on Education PreK-12, on Friday filed SB 202, a companion bill that allows… Read More

February 14, 2023
Legislation
Oklahoma state board considers allowing nation’s first religious virtual charter school

(reimaginED) – A meeting of an obscure state board set for Tuesday could swing open the door to religious charter schools nationwide. Members of the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in… Read More

February 13, 2023
Legislation
‘Transformational’ Florida education choice bill wins approval in first legislative hearing

(reimaginED) – A bill that would extend eligibility for flexible spending accounts to all K-12 students cleared its first hurdle today on the way to becoming the largest expansion of… Read More

January 27, 2023
Christian Schools, Culture
Purple Star program lets Florida Catholic schools nurture military families

(reimaginED) – It’s tough being the new kid in school. It’s even tougher being the new kid every two to three years. That’s the norm for 1.2 million United States… Read More

January 4, 2023
Public Education
Most colleges of education stick to traditional teacher training despite pandemic-spurred innovation

(reimaginEd) – When Amy Marotz wanted to start a private homeschool collaborative for children with sensory issues, she didn’t rely on a traditional college of education for training, even though… Read More

December 12, 2022