Hiding in Implementing Bills: Massive Voucher Expansion.
While everyone is abuzz about minimum teacher salaries and another teacher bonus plan, Governor DeSantis is planning a…
Committee Week 5: A few Committees Hear Bills, Some Remain on Hiatus
It is Committee Week #5 and despite the Governor’s insistence that this will be “The Year of the…
They’re back: The Return of Term Limits and Charter School Authorizers
Do you remember when Erika Donalds and friends tried to hide alternate charter school authorization language behind school…
Happy Birthday to Us!
On September 11, 2015, Accountabaloney was born. Inspired by Jon’s Stewart’s final Daily Show monologue, our goal has…
“Chartered”: Jefferson County and the obliteration of local rule
“‘It’s totally obliterated local rule: How a troubled, segregated district lost its public schools” On 8/27/19, Jessica Bakeman…
Heed the compliance rules… unless you are a Charter and then, nevermind.
On 8/21/19, Florida’s appointed State Board of Education (FLBOE), under the guidance of our appointed Commissioner of Education,…
Louisiana Voucher Baloney Reveals “The Cost of School Choice”
Over the weekend, our local NPR station broadcast an episode of The Center for Investigative Reporting‘s podcast “Reveal”…
Spin or Substance: Should Florida be Celebrating its Charter School Grades?
On July 11, 2019, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released this year’s school and district grades, reporting…
A Picture Is Worth 12,000 Words
A recent Orlando Sentinel article, “Florida voucher schools criticized in parent letters to state,” documented that when parents…
Usefulness “Extremely Limited.” About that Florida Charter School Report…
On March 25, 2019, the Florida Department of Education celebrated the release of its annual charter school performance report…
Mr. Fitz Wrote the Only Myth vs Fact Education Blog You Should Read
Recently, our social media feeds have become deluged with an abundance of posts by school choice/privatization lobbyists attempting…
Gaslighting 101: Senator Diaz Edition
On June 6th, my Letter to the Editor, “Empty Voucher,” was published in the Miami Herald. Below is…
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