In Hindsight, It Was A Very Bad Amendment
How an Attempt to ensure the teaching of African American History has created a bureaucratic nightmare for Florida’s…
Florida Lawmakers Push for More Cursive Writing— Why And at What Cost?
In January, President Trump signed an Executive Order requiring that whenever an agency promulgates a new rule, regulation,…
3rd grade | Deregulation | Good Cause Exception | Graduation Rates | High Stakes Test | School Grades
Simon says Focus on Students, Not Just Their Ability to Take a Test
Our public school education system is a choice for our families. It is a choice for our families….
Florida’s 2025 Legislative Session Begins
Senate Proposing Necessary Improvements, House Targeting Local Control When the Senate Education PreK-12 committee meets on Monday (3/3/25…
Senator Simon’s SB166: Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools
Whatever You Do, Don’t Call it DeRegulation Yesterday, Senator Corey Simon filed SB166: Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools….
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…
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…
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…
M4L Supports Parental Rights Except When It Doesn’t
On 12/12/23, Florida’s Senate Fiscal Policy committee heard this session’s there deregulation bills: SB7000, SB7002, and SB7004. Deregulation…
If You Give a State a Hammer…
In the 1960s, Abraham Kaplan, a Professor of Philosophy at UCLA, urged scientists to exercise good judgment in…
An Inauspicious Start to Deregulation
Yesterday, the Senate Education PreK-12 committee held a “Workshop on Recommendations to Reduce Regulations on Public Schools.” It…
President Passidomo Promises Serious Headway
Today, at 3:45 PM, the Senate Education PreK-12 committee will hold a workshop on “Recommendations to Reduce Regulations…
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