The Value of Preschool
Should a newly published report out of Boston, regarding the long term effects of preschool, influence recent changes…
“The War Will Be Won in Education”
I recently became aware of a YouTube video of a speech given by Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Richard…
HB7045: A Bill So Expansive It Needed to be Signed Twice.
Yesterday morning (5/11/21), Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB7045 into law at a private, Catholic school in Hialeah. And…
From Public School Advocate to Privatizer – Coach P Shares his Conversion Story
State Representative Rene Plasencia (R-Orlando) used to support public schools. Now he is completely OK with privatizing them….
ICYMI: No One Dislikes Their School Board More Than Randy Fine Does
Note: this post is not meant to comment on the pros or cons of current sex ed instruction…
Destroying Equity and Other Problems With HB51
On 4/15/21, during the House Education and Employment Committee meeting, PreK-12 Appropriations Chair Randy Fine (R-Brevard) confessed that he…
Combining Term Limits and Charter School Authorizers into HB51 Makes it Doubly Unconstitutional.
Yesterday, 4/13/21, a Proposed Committee Substitute for CS/HB 51 was filed by the House Education and Employment Committee…
Sacrificing Complexity for Convenience – HB7045
Yesterday, 4/8/21, the House Appropriations Committee held a rare evening meeting during which time they heard House Bill…
Bill Update: Halfway through Session
We are halfway through Florida’s 2021 legislative session. Here’s a quick look at some of the bills we…
Florida: Where Legislators Treat Permanence as an Illusion – SB86
A History of Florida’s Bright Futures Legislation from 2016 to Today. A tale of two testimonies: 1. Senator…
In Life, There are No Guarantees – Dennis Baxley Gets Real about Bright Futures Funding.
“I’m just being real, I’m being truthful with people instead of a false promise that I really don’t…
Dismissing the People’s Voice: A Civics Lesson
This week, while Governor DeSantis was holding press conferences promising to make Florida “the national leader in civics…
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