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…
FLVS Frustrations: Massive Investment, Massive Expansion, No Governance
Districts have turned themselves upside down in order to comply with a statewide Emergency Order requiring “all school…
Once Again, Academica Makes Bank
According to Florida Statute 1002.33, “All charter schools in Florida are public schools and shall be part of…
Celebrations to Distract from Budget Realities – a Campaign Strategy
While we were preparing to publish this, Governor DeSantis signed HB7067 during a ceremony at Cristo Rey Salesian…
Vultures are Circling Over Our Brick and Mortar Schools
As we recently wrote, free-market economist Milton Friedman once said “Only a crisis — actual or perceived —…
Bending the Rules: How the FL Senate Passed Voucher Expansion
On the last regular day of session, 3/13/2020, after an informal recess, with a quorum of just 34…
$1.1 Billion is A Lot of Money and 170,000 is A Lot of Students
On Wednesday evening, the Florida Senate took up HB7067, this year’s voucher expansion bill which seeks to quadruple…
“For Choice to be Valuable, It Has to be Meaningful, Right?”
Today, the Florida House will vote on HB7067, this year’s voucher expansion bill, which aims to quadruple the current…
Actually, Chair Sullivan, It IS “an And/Or”
As we wrote previously, HB7067 (and its companion SB1220), by quadrupling the current annual enrollment growth rate and placing…
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