Is it Time for Florida to Repeal the Online Graduation Requirement?
At a recent White House Roundtable, entitled “Kids First: Getting America’s Children Safely Back to School,” Florida’s Commissioner…
Is the push to reopen schools really a plot to dismantle them? Floridians want to know.
“Have You Heard” is a fantastic podcast which focuses on current education “reform” trends and the unintended consequences…
The Day DeSantis Said Corcoran Doesn’t Get To Dictate Local Decisions…
On July 15, 2020, the State Board of Education (FLBOE) held their first in-person meeting since February, meeting…
Once Again, Academica Makes Bank
According to Florida Statute 1002.33, “All charter schools in Florida are public schools and shall be part of…
Celebrations to Distract from Budget Realities – a Campaign Strategy
While we were preparing to publish this, Governor DeSantis signed HB7067 during a ceremony at Cristo Rey Salesian…
Georgia Is Leading. Who Will Follow?
In Atlanta, they can smell the accountabaloney and they aren’t afraid to do something about it. On June…
Invitation to a Red Wedding
The 2020-21 budget is finally on the Governor’s desk. On Monday he warned: “There’ll be a lot of red,” he…
What Are We Waiting For?
It is a simple question: What are we waiting for? The last time the Florida Legislature heard/passed a…
Prior-Prior Learning Gains and Other Post-Covid Accountabaloney.
CORRECTION: The original version of this post incorrectly stated that students would be tested on standards they were…
Ignore the Vultures: Let Us Get to Work Saving Our Schools.
While the privatization vultures are circling, dreaming of ways to funnel Covid recovery funds towards their pet projects…
Betsy DeVos and the CARES Act: the Opposite of Robin Hood…
“Private schools are set to receive more support than they expected from the federal coronavirus relief package, while high-poverty…
Covid-19, Public School Budgets and Accountabaloney
In a nutshell: Just at a time when appreciation for our public schools (and all they have to…
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