Ron Matus

Ron Matus is director for policy and public affairs at Step Up for Students and a former editor of redefinED. He joined Step Up in February 2012 after 20 years in journalism, including eight years as…

Christian Schools, Government
Making Christian classical education accessible to all

(reimaginED) – Kevin Clark is a fellow at The Society for Classical Learning. He’s co-author of an influential book about Christian classical education. For 15 years, he taught… Read More

March 22, 2022
Culture
There was no school, so this teacher created one

LaBELLE, Fla. — Nearly a century before micro-schools became a thing, a woman named Selma Daniels created one for Black students not far from the Everglades. Dorothy Mae… Read More

March 3, 2022
Christian Schools
Florida leads America’s Catholic school rebound

(reimaginED) — One state stands out behind this year’s encouraging Catholic school rebound, and it’s the same one that’s been defying Catholic school trend lines for a decade. Catholic school… Read More

March 1, 2022
Government
The little micro-school that could

LEESBURG, Fla. – When the time came to begin sketching out plans for her own little school, Nikki Duslak sat in her breakfast nook at 2 a.m. with a notepad,… Read More

February 17, 2022
Christian Schools, Government, Public Education
A lot of public school employees like private school choice

(reimaginED) – Many public school districts oppose private school choice, but in Florida, one of the most choice-rich states in America, many of their employees embrace it. This school year,… Read More

February 8, 2022