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…
Committee Week 6: School Choice, Funding Requests and Term Limits
This week is Interim Committee Week #6 (Feb 18-22). Monday is the Presidents’ Day Holiday and several education…
Interim Committee Week #5: School Safety, CBE, CTE and a followup on Schools of Hope.
Looking forward to the official start of session on March 5th, committees are now in full swing, meeting…
Dear Governor DeSantis
Thank you for calling for the overhaul of the Best and Brightest teacher program. We agree that it…
ICYMI: Florida Education Policy, Not Common Core, Encourages “Teaching to the Test.”
On Thursday, January 31st, Governor Ron DeSantis created quite a stir in the education advocacy community when he…
Interim Committee Week #4: What will they have in store for us this week?
Governor DeSantis has had a busy week. He announced plans to expand career and technical training programs (on…
Thanks for Listening Mr. Olenick
This week it became clear that at least one Florida Board of Education Member has been listening to…
Interim Committee Week #3: What’s on for Education in Florida
Next week (Jan 21-25, 2019), Florida’s lawmakers will return to Tallahassee for Interim Committee Week #3. Here’s what’s…
Familiar Names on List of House Education Committees’ Ranking Democrats
On January 4, 2019, House Speaker Jose Oliva released a memo announcing the Democrats appointed as Ranking Members for…
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