Interim Committee Week #3: October 21-25, 2019
After being home for the weekend, the Florida Legislature will be back in Tallahassee for Interim Committee Week…
Florida Standards Listening Tour Coming to a Location (somewhat) Near You
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) wants to know what you think about the state’s new draft of public…
Down and Out Guardians, Poorly Trained Deputies and Other Rantings…
Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Richard Corcoran, appears to believe the best person to shoot a troubled student is…
Definitely NOT the Best and Brightest
Is it too much to ask that our representatives, sitting on Education committees in Tallahassee, have a basic…
Pre-School Providers to Lawmakers: Let Them Play
“Play is our business, we play… that’s what we do. We play, and when they play they learn…
Is It That Time Already? Committee Weeks begin Monday
Expanded School Choice? Universal Vouchers/Education Savings Accounts? School Board Term Limits? (Yep!) Alternate Charter Authorizers? State Takeover of…
Happy Birthday to Us!
On September 11, 2015, Accountabaloney was born. Inspired by Jon’s Stewart’s final Daily Show monologue, our goal has…
Corcoran’s Aggressive Compliance Mandates Doom DeSantis’ Campaign Promise.
During his 2018 campaign, Governor DeSantis released an education platform, vowing to cut administrative costs, cut bureaucracy and…
HB7123 is a Bridge Too Far and President Lee is Fed Up.
Late Friday night, the Florida Senate passed HB7123, the annual tax package which included the usual Back-to-School and…
If You Are as Angry as Rep. Polo, Read This.
On April 30, 2019, two significant and controversial bills were discussed in the Florida House. Both are now…
Legislative Whack-A-Mole
We are just 4 weeks into the 60 day long, 2019 Florida Legislative session and bills detrimental to…
The Senate Train Pulls out of the Station.
Last week several members of the Florida Senate Education Committee held a press conference where they presented their…
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