Education Meetings in Tallahassee – January 20 – 24, 2025
Monday, January 20th is the federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr….
SB244: Crushing Student Dreams and Limiting Florida’s Economic Future
A recent op-ed by Florida Chamber’s CEO Mark Wilson and Helios Education Foundation CEO Paul Luna recognized the…
Gaetz Returns to the Florida Senate And Files Some Problematic Bills
No. Not that guy. His father. Senator Don Gaetz is a businessman who made a fortune founding VITAS…
Is 2025 the Year to Eliminate Florida’s High School Exit Exams?
Public Education advocates in Florida are used to mobilizing to defeat harmful legislation only to see the same…
Less Chaos, More Local Funding, A Little Hope
[This post, first published 11/09/24, was updated on 11//10/24] While this election showed Florida getting redder (even diverse…
What to Expect if Radicals Flip Your School Board.
Examples from Florida Election Day is Tuesday. This is a reminder that, while presidential politics and state politics…
DeSantis and M4L target incumbent school Board members in Florida. They win anyway.
Eighteen months ago, on February 21, 2023, Governor DeSantis met with Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, Florida Commissioner…
ghost candidates and Closed Primaries: Another Great Reason to Vote NO on Amendment 1.
According to a recent investigative report by The Florida Trident, “Florida is infested with ghost candidates” and, if…
The Scariest Monster in Uncle Sam’s Attic
I am so tired of people who confuse “equity” with “equality.” Surely, by now, everyone has seen the…
“if we lose them, they won’t come back”
I just finished reading an advanced copy of Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider’s new book “The Education Wars:…
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…
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…
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