Re-signing SB7070 Probably Won’t Make Teachers Like it Any Better.
Does anyone remember all the way back to May 9th? Governor DeSantis stood in front of a crowd…
Don’t Be Fooled By “Historic Education Funding” Talk. Voucher Schools are Florida’s Budget Winners.
“We’ve done a lot for the school districts. In fact, the majority of what we did, by far,…
Testing Season in Florida: This is Not a Work of Excellence.
“What was educationally significant and hard to measure has been replaced by what is educationally insignificant and easy…
Whack-A-Mole UpDate: The 2019 Legislative Session in Review
The 2019 Legislative Session is over. Corporate Ed Reformers are celebrating a “historic year for education,” while Public…
HB7123 is a Bridge Too Far and President Lee is Fed Up.
Late Friday night, the Florida Senate passed HB7123, the annual tax package which included the usual Back-to-School and…
If You Are as Angry as Rep. Polo, Read This.
On April 30, 2019, two significant and controversial bills were discussed in the Florida House. Both are now…
Defunding Public Education With “Record Spending”… it is how we roll in Florida.
We are hearing word that Florida’s new Education budget will increase the Base Student Allocation (BSA) by $75/student,…
Why is Rep. Fischer Hiding Alternate Charter School Authorization in HB1197?
Article IX, Section 4, of the Florida Constitution mandates that elected school boards “shall operate, control and supervise…
Usurping The Will Of the Voters: Florida’s HB7123
Last fall, Palm Beach County voters overwhelming supported (with 72.37% of the vote) a 1.00 ad valorem millage…
Maine Takes a Giant Step Towards Eliminating Accountabaloney!
Maine just took a giant step forward towards eliminating accountabaloney! As outlined by Peter Greene in Forbes, Maine’s…
Legislative Whack-A-Mole
We are just 4 weeks into the 60 day long, 2019 Florida Legislative session and bills detrimental to…
Paying For Services That Aren’t Provided
On March 6, 2019, after hearing public comment and committee debate on SB7070, the Senate Education Committee’s 2019…
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