Legislative Session Starts Next Week in Florida
Florida’s 2024 Legislative Session begins next week, on January 9th, and is scheduled to last 60 days. What…
Remembering My Father, With Gratitude
My father passed away in February 2020. He was 93 years old. I am spending a good portion…
As Always, Budgets Reflect Priorities. For Florida’s Public Schools, the 2023-24 Budget Is NOT Worth Celebrating.
Budgets reflect priorities and Florida’s 2023-24 Budget does not prioritize its K-12 public schools. This is no surprise….
Activist or Advocate – Defending Public Education in Florida
Activist or Advocate? Can one really advocate for public education in a state hell bent on privatizing it…
Stories About How Charters Profit and Suspect Statistics from a Charter School Lobbyist
Setting the Record Straight. Last week in Senate Appropriations, SB1328’s final stop before the Senate floor, Senate Democrats…
Should Monroe Tax Dollars Be Used to Open Charter Schools in Escambia? More Fiscal Shenanigans in Florida.
Last week, the Florida GOP super majority advanced bills which will require the distribution of school district capital outlay…
Mandating Studies and Ignoring Results Because They Don’t Advance Your Agenda – The Real Florida Way
At the 4/17/23 House Appropriations Committee meeting, Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Polk, sponsor of HB1259, was frustrated and angry….
Next Week Won’t Be Much Better – Messing With The FEFP
Culture Wars, Academic Freedom in Higher Ed, Universal ESA Vouchers and attacking Teachers Unions – there was a…
Intellectually Bankrupt: Education Funding in Florida and the Impacts of HB1/SB202
The Florida Policy Institute (FPI) is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to advancing policies and budgets…
Will The Senate Ignore the Cost of SB202 on Public Education?
It is 24 hours before the Senate Education Appropriations Committee meets to discuss SB202, a massive expansion and…
HB1 and SB202 Allow “Double Dipping.” That Should Be Fixed
HB1 and SB202 expand Florida’s voucher program to every child in the state, regardless of income. What was…
Willful Ignorance? Underestimating The Costs of HB1/SB202 Will Hurt Public Schools
“HB1s fiscal analysis vastly underestimates the costs of this voucher expansion and if this isn’t corrected, public schools…
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