@DougTuthill
 St Petersburg, FL
Joined October 2013
  • Tweets3.9K
  • Following307
  • Followers1.4K
30Media
With education choice, everything old is sometimes new again nextstepsblog.org/2026/10/wi…

With school choice, everything old is new again - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

OCALA, Fla. – In Florida, it’s easy to find choice-enabled approaches to teaching and learning that blend different influences, in accord with what families

nextstepsblog.org
24
Massachusetts ignores the Pierce decision and the US Constitution's free exercise clause and blocks family from meeting their child's needs. wapo.st/4yurzpc

Opinion | These Massachusetts parents face an impossible choice

Families have the right to put their children in the school best suited for their needs.

washingtonpost.com
36
Erika Donalds: Parents want choice and customization, not uniformity. sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/23/…

Erika Donalds: Jolly promises uniformity. Parents want choice | Opinion

Democratic governor candidate David Jolly’s plans for state vouchers undermine the very notion of school choice, writes advocate Erika Donalds, wife of Jolly’s opponent.

sun-sentinel.com
1
38
National report: Florida a five-time winner in education freedom nextstepsblog.org/2026/09/na…

National report: Florida a five-time winner in education freedom - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

For the fifth consecutive year, a national group ranked Florida as the top state in education freedom.

nextstepsblog.org
2
66
Arizona school districts follow Florida’s lead in offering learning options to students with education spending accounts nextstepsblog.org/2026/09/ar…

Arizona school districts follow Florida’s lead in offering learning options to students with...

Two years after the first Florida school district made the groundbreaking decision to offer a la carte learning to education choice scholarship students, some

nextstepsblog.org
33
National policy conference encourages state leaders to adopt Florida’s 'wild schools' education model nextstepsblog.org/2026/09/na…

National policy conference encourages state leaders to adopt Florida’s 'wild schools' education...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The name of a panel discussion at the State Policy Network’s 34th annual meeting was designed to get attention. But the most intriguing thing

nextstepsblog.org
39
Good paper by Heidie Nesset on simplifying ed choice programs for families. yeseverykidfoundation.org/on…

One Student. One Account. Every Funding Source. - yes. every kid. foundation.

How more education freedom can create less complication Education freedom is creating more options for families. That has long been the goal. But there is...

yeseverykidfoundation.org
1
3
59
Florida ed choice scholarships allow a chemical engineer to give up a corporate career and fulfill her ‘true purpose’ nextstepsblog.org/2026/08/fl…

Florida ed choice scholarships allow a chemical engineer to give up a corporate career and fulfill...

You may not know the name Rhode Malivert. But you’re familiar with her work if you ever tasted the caramel and sweet cream flavors in Häagen-Dazs dulce de

nextstepsblog.org
1
32
Note to Democrats: Supporting Unions Isn’t the Same as Supporting Students @The74 the74million.org/article/not…

Note to Democrats: Supporting Unions Isn’t the Same as Supporting Education

Elorza: The logic of 'Stand with unions, stand with teachers; stand with teachers, stand with students' is simple and convenient. It’s also wrong.

the74million.org
1
32
DFER's Jorge Elorza: An Open Society Needs an Open Education System. democracyproject.org/posts/a…

An Open Society Needs an Open Education System

A broad range of views on democracy to help break the stalemate caused by partisan conflict.

democracyproject.org
1
32
Florida’s public school districts are operating with more inflation-adjusted resources per student than they were before the universal expansion of educational choice.  @ afloridapromise.org/2026/08/…

Enrollment Down, Spending Up: New Research Examines How Florida School Districts Are Using Their...

New report finds Florida public school funding increased despite declining enrollment, raising questions about priorities and teacher pay.

afloridapromise.org
27
Moving to Florida to start a school, thanks to education choice nextstepsblog.org/2026/08/mo…

Moving to Florida to start a school, thanks to school choice - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

FREEPORT, Fla. – When Lindy Wood first heard about school choice in Florida, she was living in her home state of Alabama and frustrated with the lack of

nextstepsblog.org
27
Education choice helps a wild school put down new roots in Florida nextstepsblog.org/2026/07/sc…

School choice helps a wild school put down new roots in Florida - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Once they decided to sell their teaching farm in Indiana, Amanda Jo and John Boener knew they were going to move their homeschooling

nextstepsblog.org
1
283
Why Families Want Customizable Learning and How Part-Time Enrollment Policies Can Help  @ excelined.org/2026/06/11/the…

The Education Ecosystem: Why Families Want Customizable Learning and How Part-Time Enrollment Pol...

Part-time enrollment is a policy that allows students to take individual courses or participate in extracurricular activities at a public school without enrolling full time.

excelined.org
1
4
516
Recorded this podcast with the Pioneer Institute. Doug Tuthill on School Choice. pioneerinstitute.org/podcast…

Florida's Doug Tuthill on School Choice

In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University and Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools speak with Doug Tuthill, a longtime...

pioneerinstitute.org
1
67
At this ranch school, core academics come with cows and confidence nextstepsblog.org/2026/06/at…

At the ranch school, core academics come with cows and confidence - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

LAUREL HILL, Fla. – Bryan and Laine Baker didn’t set out to start a school. They were focused on their kids and their up-and-coming cattle operation. But then

nextstepsblog.org
2
4
138
Florida families defend education choice amid teacher union lawsuit. jns.org/news/u-s-news/florid…

Florida families defend school-choice scholarships amid teachers’ union lawsuit

"This is about protecting families, protecting opportunity and protecting a parent's fundamental right to choose the best educational path for their child," said Melissa Glaser, executive director of...

jns.org
3
51
Ed choice program: Cultivating ‘skilled hands and wise hearts’ nextstepsblog.org/2026/06/cu…

Cultivating ‘skilled hands and wise hearts’ - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

This à la carte learning provider uses woodwork to instill deeper lessons 

nextstepsblog.org
24
Education choice and innovation in small-town U.S.A. nextstepsblog.org/2026/06/sc…

School choice and innovation in small-town U.S.A. - NextSteps: Step Up For Students

GLEN ST. MARY, Fla. – Baker County is in a piney corner of North Florida that hugs the Georgia line near the Okefenokee Swamp. It’s part of metro

nextstepsblog.org
25
Florida's education choice programs are benefiting students, families, teachers, schools, and enlightened school districts. tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026…

Florida’s school choice is redefining public education in a good way | Column

Nearly a million students on a choice scholarship or enrolled in a charter school.

tampabay.com
1
45
Load more