A Look Ahead to Committee Week #3 – February 1-5, 2021.
Committee Week #3 falls right on the tail of Committee Week #2. There will be more details on…
A Review of Committee Week #2 and a First Look at the Governor’s Budget
This week, on Thursday, all eyes were on Governor DeSantis who held a press conference releasing his Budget…
A Review of Committee Week #1 and a Look Ahead to Committee Week #2 – January 25-29, 2021.
A flurry of bills hostile to public schools and public school employees were filed this week, including a…
2021 Committee Week #1 – January 11-15
Here is what is on the calendar for the Florida Legislature’s Committee Week #1. All meetings can be…
Get Ready to Advocate for Public Schools, Covid Edition
Florida’s legislature will soon be back in session. What attacks do they have planned for Education this year?…
Redefining Equity
Today (12/10/19), the House Education Committee heard a presentation entitled “Why School Choice Matters,” by Florida Department of Education’s…
The 6th and Final Committee Week
December 9-13, 2019 marks the sixth and final committee week before the 2020 legislative session begins on January…
Bolder, Brighter and Full of Baloney
A first look at Governor Desantis’ proposed (Anti-Public) Education Budget On Monday, Governor DeSantis presented his 2020/21 Budget…
Unanimous Votes, For Now…
With Committee Week #5 complete, the Florida Legislature will take some time off for Thanksgiving and then they…
Committee Week 5: A few Committees Hear Bills, Some Remain on Hiatus
It is Committee Week #5 and despite the Governor’s insistence that this will be “The Year of the…
Interim Committee Week #4: Education NOT Meeting.
Governor Ron DeSantis wants the 2020 legislative session to be “The Year of the Teacher,” promising to significantly boost…
When it Comes to Public Education: Is Florida the Capitol of Kochland?
Over the weekend, I listened to an episode of the podcast “Have You Heard?” titled “Kochland: Inside the…
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