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…
HB7045: A Bill So Expansive It Needed to be Signed Twice.
Yesterday morning (5/11/21), Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB7045 into law at a private, Catholic school in Hialeah. And…
From Public School Advocate to Privatizer – Coach P Shares his Conversion Story
State Representative Rene Plasencia (R-Orlando) used to support public schools. Now he is completely OK with privatizing them….
ICYMI: No One Dislikes Their School Board More Than Randy Fine Does
Note: this post is not meant to comment on the pros or cons of current sex ed instruction…
Combining Term Limits and Charter School Authorizers into HB51 Makes it Doubly Unconstitutional.
Yesterday, 4/13/21, a Proposed Committee Substitute for CS/HB 51 was filed by the House Education and Employment Committee…
Sacrificing Complexity for Convenience – HB7045
Yesterday, 4/8/21, the House Appropriations Committee held a rare evening meeting during which time they heard House Bill…
Why is Senator Diaz Minimizing the Impact of SB48?
Why is Senator Diaz minimizing the impact of SB48? Is he deliberately misleading the Senate? After SB48 was…
Misleading, Confusing, Inequitable, Disingenuous and UnDemocratic: The Case Against SB48
Marie-Claire Leman is a parents of 3 Leon County public school children and a fierce advocate for public…
The 3 Education Studies of 2020 That Florida’s Legislators Should Read.
Earlier this month, Edutopia published their list of “The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2020.” We found three…
“Testing Students This Spring Would Be A Mistake”- Especially in Florida
Lorrie A. Shepard, PhD is a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in their Research and Evaluation Methodology…
Is Florida Planning on Universal ESAs in the Time of Covid?
Recent podcasts by voucher aficionados suggest that they, once again, believe this will be the year for Florida…
Voting For The Pendulum to Swing
Once again, today’s blog is inspired by a recent “Have You Heard” podcast, entitled “The Rich and the…
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