What Is That New Car Smell?
“The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program provides a student the opportunity to apply for a scholarship to attend…
Questions About Computer Adaptive Tests
In Florida it is testing season. For my local high school, that means state-mandated Accountability assessments (End-of-Course/EOC exams…
NO on 1: Classrooms and School Board Races Should be Non-Partisan
Do Floridians want more partisan politics in public school classrooms and more partisan politics on their local school…
Why Does Florida continue to administer state-mandated Writing assessments?
This week opens the two-week testing window for Florida’s statewide B.E.S.T. ELA Writing assessment. Florida’s 4th-10th grade students…
It Could Have Been Worse: An Update on Florida’s 2024 Session
Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session ended, on time, on Friday, March 8th. It wasn’t the worst year for education…
“Book Ban Hoax” To target Florida’s School Principals
First they came for the teachers, threatening their professional teaching certificate if they provided classroom instruction to students…
Authorizing Chaplains In Florida’s Charter Schools
Yesterday, the Florida Senate Appropriations Committee on Education met and approved SB1044, Senator Erin Grall’s (R-29) “School Chaplains”…
Florida Legislature Poised to Give Preferential Treatment to Charter Schools With Conservative Political Agendas
Florida currently has over 726 charter schools in 46 (out of 67) school districts. Of those, just 2.5%…
Is Eliminating Property Tax the Next Step Toward Defunding Florida’s Public Schools?
How do we pay for the government services that we want? How do we assure a system of…
HB109 and “State-Sponsored Pilfering” of Florida’s Public Schools
Last week, before Florida’s House Choice and Innovation Education subcommittee voted favorably, along party lines, on HB109, Rep. Katherine…
Requiring the Disruption of the School Day to Allow Recruitment to Certain Patriotic Organizations is Not Small Government.
Question: Is the purpose of SB1016 primarily to allow Boy Scouts to recruit new members and use school…
Legislative Session Starts Next Week in Florida
Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session begins next week, on January 9th, and is scheduled to last 60 days. What…
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