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…
CALL TO ACTION: SB1688 and SB1220
Heads up Florida! Next Tuesday’s Senate Education Appropriations subcommittee meeting (2/25/20) will be interesting. The agenda includes one…
Why is Academic Accountability Essential for Pre-School Vouchers but not K-12 Vouchers?
#SaveTheLittles #StopSB1688 #FundVPK On Monday, 1/27/2020, SB1688 will be presented before the Senate Education Committee (you can watch…
Redefining Equity
Today (12/10/19), the House Education Committee heard a presentation entitled “Why School Choice Matters,” by Florida Department of Education’s…
The 6th and Final Committee Week
December 9-13, 2019 marks the sixth and final committee week before the 2020 legislative session begins on January…
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…
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