What is going on in Florida?
A lot. So much, in fact, that it has become difficult for an edu-blogger to keep up. In…
“Whatever could go wrong, Has gone wrong”
Florida’s rapidly expanding voucher program effectively bankrupted the K–12 funding formula in 2024–25, resulting in a $47 million deficit. Today,…
Planning to Fail: How HB1’s Flawed Analysis Left Florida Taxpayers Holding the Bag
Universal vouchers are draining state revenue and driving up local property taxes “HB1s fiscal analysis vastly underestimates the…
Facing Deficits, Will Florida’s Lawmakers Look to Public Education for Reductions?
Since Florida’s Universal Vouchers were instituted, nearly all new state K-12 funding has gone to students who never…
Don’t Be Fooled by the Man Behind the Curtain
Step Up’s marketplace is no Emerald City — it’s a mirage built on The dismantling Of public schools….
profiteering at the expense of students, families, and taxpayers: Step Up’s Marketplace
Students shouldn’t be trapped In a Marketplace Full Of overpriced choices. Families and taxpayers deserve better. On August…
The Wheels on the Bus… Are Underfunded
Florida lawmakers scrapped school start time reforms rather than Address underfunded Student transportation—will they now divert those same…
Colleen Conklin is Back—and Sounding the Alarm on Florida’s Voucher Grift
“Yes, K-12 needs real fixes—curriculum, support staff, teacher pay, facilities—but don’t be blinded by that truth: siphoning public…
Step Up’s Plan B: Redirect Title I, Privatize Public Education
In the 2023–24 school year (FY2024), Florida’s public schools—both district-managed and charter—received approximately $1.1 billion in federal Title I education funding….
Florida’s “School Choice” Boom? Most Families Still Choose Public Schools
Crossing the Rubicon… to Discover, once again, Parents Still Love Their Public Schools If you have been following…
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Wednesday’s State Board Meeting May Get Interesting
ICYMI Florida Is Now Number 2 On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, Florida’s State Board of Education will meet…
Ignoring The Cost of Vouchers Is Undermining Florida’s Fiscal Future
“I never predicted that it would be so tough (to pass a budget) with a Republican supermajority.” Florida…
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