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…
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 Review of Committee Week #1 and a Look Ahead to Committee Week #2 – January 25-29, 2021.
A flurry of bills hostile to public schools and public school employees were filed this week, including a…
2021 Committee Week #1 – January 11-15
Here is what is on the calendar for the Florida Legislature’s Committee Week #1. All meetings can be…
“Testing Students This Spring Would Be A Mistake”- Especially in Florida
Lorrie A. Shepard, PhD is a University Distinguished Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in their Research and Evaluation Methodology…
Is Florida Planning on Universal ESAs in the Time of Covid?
Recent podcasts by voucher aficionados suggest that they, once again, believe this will be the year for Florida…
School Boards, Public Schools, Democracy and Home Rule.
Over the past 3 years, Florida’s legislators have filed more than 100 bills that try to strip away…
FLVS Frustrations: Massive Investment, Massive Expansion, No Governance
Districts have turned themselves upside down in order to comply with a statewide Emergency Order requiring “all school…
“I’m not upset that you lied to me…” Corcoran on CNN
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.”…
Is it Time for Florida to Repeal the Online Graduation Requirement?
At a recent White House Roundtable, entitled “Kids First: Getting America’s Children Safely Back to School,” Florida’s Commissioner…
Is the push to reopen schools really a plot to dismantle them? Floridians want to know.
“Have You Heard” is a fantastic podcast which focuses on current education “reform” trends and the unintended consequences…
The Day DeSantis Said Corcoran Doesn’t Get To Dictate Local Decisions…
On July 15, 2020, the State Board of Education (FLBOE) held their first in-person meeting since February, meeting…
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