SB244: Crushing Student Dreams and Limiting Florida’s Economic Future
A recent op-ed by Florida Chamber’s CEO Mark Wilson and Helios Education Foundation CEO Paul Luna recognized the…
Gaetz Returns to the Florida Senate And Files Some Problematic Bills
No. Not that guy. His father. Senator Don Gaetz is a businessman who made a fortune founding VITAS…
Empowering Rogue School Boards Will Allow For More M4L Mayhem – That Appears to Be The Goal
After crowing about his ability to use his local school board to fire a superintendent he held a…
Intellectually Bankrupt: Education Funding in Florida and the Impacts of HB1/SB202
The Florida Policy Institute (FPI) is an independent, non-partisan, and non-profit organization dedicated to advancing policies and budgets…
Back So Soon? Committee Weeks begin September 20th
Ready or not, the Florida Legislature meets next week for the first Committee Week before the 2022 Session….
ICYMI: No One Dislikes Their School Board More Than Randy Fine Does
Note: this post is not meant to comment on the pros or cons of current sex ed instruction…
Destroying Equity and Other Problems With HB51
On 4/15/21, during the House Education and Employment Committee meeting, PreK-12 Appropriations Chair Randy Fine (R-Brevard) confessed that he…
“When I’m Gone…”
“When I’m gone, when I’m gone… You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone….” For the past week, Anna Kendrick’s…
A Review of Committee Week #2 and a First Look at the Governor’s Budget
This week, on Thursday, all eyes were on Governor DeSantis who held a press conference releasing his Budget…
Why is Rep. Fischer Hiding Alternate Charter School Authorization in HB1197?
Article IX, Section 4, of the Florida Constitution mandates that elected school boards “shall operate, control and supervise…
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