Florida: Defunding and closing Public schools while Encouraging The Building of More Private Options.
Quick summary: The IMPORTANT difference between closing a public school and closing a private or charter school is…
Should Monroe Tax Dollars Be Used to Open Charter Schools in Escambia? More Fiscal Shenanigans in Florida.
Last week, the Florida GOP super majority advanced bills which will require the distribution of school district capital outlay…
Mandating Studies and Ignoring Results Because They Don’t Advance Your Agenda – The Real Florida Way
At the 4/17/23 House Appropriations Committee meeting, Rep. Jennifer Canady, R-Polk, sponsor of HB1259, was frustrated and angry….
Charter School Parents: It’s up to YOU to Inform Your Kids of the Dangers of Vaping
Parents, talk to your kids about the dangers of vaping… especially if they attend a charter school, where…
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,…
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…
Usurping The Will Of the Voters: Florida’s HB7123
Last fall, Palm Beach County voters overwhelming supported (with 72.37% of the vote) a 1.00 ad valorem millage…
Privatization and Other Hidden Costs of Charter School Choice: Integrity Florida Reports
After 2 decades of so-called education “reforms” in Florida (rapidly expanding privatized education options, like vouchers and charter…
Local Control Activists Should Oppose Amendment 8
In 2014, a Collier County School Board candidate ran on a campaign to regain local control of education….
How Florida is Legislating the Complete Elimination of Local Control
I was once advised that when a steamroller is coming, you need to get out of the way. This…
Charter School Re-Segregation and Audacity of Chris Latvala
Representative Kionne McGhee voted against HB5105, a $200 million Republican led “Schools of Hope” charter school plan which would…
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