Florida Has The Capacity, But Not The Commitment, To Adequately Fund Its Public Schools
A Look at the 2024-25 K-12 Budget In January, a former staff member for Governor Rick Scott bragged…
More Spin Than Historic
On Monday, June 10, 2024, held a press conference at a Hialeah charter school, standing behind a “Raising…
Florida: We’re Number 1! But we are also Number 50… What Gives?
SPOILER ALERT: It’s Accountabaloney. On May 8, 2024, Florida’s Commissioner of Education, Manny Diaz, Jr., held a press…
Remembering My Father, With Gratitude
My father passed away in February 2020. He was 93 years old. I am spending a good portion…
Teacher Salary Allocation Heist in SB48
Senate Bill 48 is a 158 page voucher expansion bill designed to combine Florida’s five current vouchers into…
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…
Invitation to a Red Wedding
The 2020-21 budget is finally on the Governor’s desk. On Monday he warned: “There’ll be a lot of red,” he…
Bolder, Brighter and Full of Baloney
A first look at Governor Desantis’ proposed (Anti-Public) Education Budget On Monday, Governor DeSantis presented his 2020/21 Budget…
Interim Committee Week #4: Education NOT Meeting.
Governor Ron DeSantis wants the 2020 legislative session to be “The Year of the Teacher,” promising to significantly boost…
Interim Committee Week #3: October 21-25, 2019
After being home for the weekend, the Florida Legislature will be back in Tallahassee for Interim Committee Week…
Professional Development and Other Ways for Legislators to Spend DeSantis’ $603 Million for Teacher Compensation
TAKE HOMEPOINTS from SENATE ED 10/14/19: The Senate Education Committee is asking for feedback regarding improving professional development…
About That Funding for the Governor’s New Teacher Compensation Scheme…
On 10/16/2019, Suzanne Pridgeon, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Operations, Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), presented the Florida State Board of…
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