Florida 2023: Setting Lots of Fires and Watching Public Schools Burn
Start lots of fires. Overwhelm the fire department and Enjoy watching them burn. This is the way of…
Florida Women, Customization and Choice
Two Florida women made education news this week. One insisted on the importance of providing a customized education…
Answering the Five Questions You Should Be Asking About HB1
On Jan 23, 2023, Edu-blogger Peter Greene published an article at forbes.com entitled “Is Your State Considering An…
Universal Education Savings Accounts, HB1 and the Further Defunding and Dismantling of Florida’s Public Schools
That sound you hear is the crumbling of public school walls as the Florida House moves forward on…
“What Got Us Here, Won’t Get Us There” – Florida’s 8th Grade NAEP Disaster
“What got you here, won’t get you there.” – Marshall Goldsmith, World-renowned business educator and coach While Florida’s leadership…
Meet Florida’s New Senate Education Committee
Committee Weeks for Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session start this week and Florida’s new Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee is…
Looking Ahead to 2023 and the Danger of Universal ESAs in Florida
As far as education policy goes, Florida’s 2022 Legislative Session could be summed up in two words: “Culture…
Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session: What’s Scheduled and What to Expect
What’s Scheduled: Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Organizational Session Monday, December 12 – Friday, December 16, 2022, Interim Committee Week…
The Damage is Already Being Done
Election Day is Tuesday. After a campaign season fueled by culture wars, I fear that no matter who…
A Peek inside a Conservative School Board Candidate Training.
This week Twitter introduced me to Julie Vassilatos (@JulieVassilatos), a public education advocate and edu-blogger from Illinois. Last…
What Causes More Learning Loss than the COVID Pandemic?
Today, the 2022 NAEP results (including state and district comparisons for 4th and 8th grade Reading and Math)…
Connecting the Dots between Joyful Warriors and the Dismantling of Public Schools
About those angry moms at your school board meetings (or are they “Joyful Warriors”? It is hard to…
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