Florida’s 2023 Legislative Session: What’s Scheduled and What to Expect
What’s Scheduled: Tuesday, November 22, 2022, Organizational Session Monday, December 12 – Friday, December 16, 2022, Interim Committee Week…
Bill Update: Halfway through Session
We are halfway through Florida’s 2021 legislative session. Here’s a quick look at some of the bills we…
Florida: Where Legislators Treat Permanence as an Illusion – SB86
A History of Florida’s Bright Futures Legislation from 2016 to Today. A tale of two testimonies: 1. Senator…
In Life, There are No Guarantees – Dennis Baxley Gets Real about Bright Futures Funding.
“I’m just being real, I’m being truthful with people instead of a false promise that I really don’t…
Dismissing the People’s Voice: A Civics Lesson
This week, while Governor DeSantis was holding press conferences promising to make Florida “the national leader in civics…
Bright Futures and Other Destructive Bills Are on the Move
This week, public pressure led to the temporary postponement of SB86, this year’s bill chipping away at Florida’s…
A Look Ahead to Committee Week #5– February 15-19, 2021
Committee Week #4 falls right on the tail of Committee Week #3. On Wednesday, Senator Diaz’s controversially SB48…
A Look Ahead to Committee Week #3 – February 1-5, 2021.
Committee Week #3 falls right on the tail of Committee Week #2. There will be more details on…
CALL TO ACTION: SB1498, Turnaround, School Grades and Privatization
The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday, February 17th (yes, that is Presidents Day). They…
Meet Florida’s (Scary) New Ed Leadership
The Orlando Sentinel published a scathing article this week, calling newly appointed Chair of the Florida House’s Chair…
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