Understanding the Complexities of the FEFP
The Florida Education Finance Program, commonly referred to as the FEFP, is a complicated formula that strives to…
Education Crisis in Florida? “Our system of education is being overwhelmed…”
SB7070, the Senate Education Committee’s first train bill of the session, passed through their committee along a party…
Lacking Data, Legislature Should Refuse to Expand CBE Pilot (HB401/SB226)
On February 13, the House PreK-12 Education Innovation Subcommittee (watch at 12:00) learned from Dr. Linda Hayes, Director…
The Senate Train Pulls out of the Station.
Last week several members of the Florida Senate Education Committee held a press conference where they presented their…
Manipulating Flawed Survey Results: Two Can Play That Game
On 2/22/2019, Tampa Bay Times reporter, Jeffrey Solochek, wrote about results of a new survey which had been conducted by…
Guess Whose Property Taxes are Going to Pay for DeSantis’ New Private School Voucher?
Spoiler Alert: YOURS. On February 15, 2019, Governor DeSantis visited private religious schools in Orlando and Miami to…
Real Estate Bonanza: More Corporate Charter Welfare Hidden in Implementing Bills?
On Friday evening, 2/15/2019, Governor Ron DeSantis released his Budget Recommendation – Implementing Bill, which included the “Governor’s Budget Recommendation…
Committee Week 6: School Choice, Funding Requests and Term Limits
This week is Interim Committee Week #6 (Feb 18-22). Monday is the Presidents’ Day Holiday and several education…
Should Public Education Be Defined Solely by its Funding Source? Please Discuss.
In a private religious school in Orlando, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran declared Friday, February 15, 2019, as…
Interim Committee Week #5: School Safety, CBE, CTE and a followup on Schools of Hope.
Looking forward to the official start of session on March 5th, committees are now in full swing, meeting…
Dear Governor DeSantis
Thank you for calling for the overhaul of the Best and Brightest teacher program. We agree that it…
ICYMI: Florida Education Policy, Not Common Core, Encourages “Teaching to the Test.”
On Thursday, January 31st, Governor Ron DeSantis created quite a stir in the education advocacy community when he…
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