Is It That Time Already? Committee Weeks begin Monday
Expanded School Choice? Universal Vouchers/Education Savings Accounts? School Board Term Limits? (Yep!) Alternate Charter Authorizers? State Takeover of…
Corcoran’s Aggressive Compliance Mandates Doom DeSantis’ Campaign Promise.
During his 2018 campaign, Governor DeSantis released an education platform, vowing to cut administrative costs, cut bureaucracy and…
“Chartered”: Jefferson County and the obliteration of local rule
“‘It’s totally obliterated local rule: How a troubled, segregated district lost its public schools” On 8/27/19, Jessica Bakeman…
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,…
Louisiana Voucher Baloney Reveals “The Cost of School Choice”
Over the weekend, our local NPR station broadcast an episode of The Center for Investigative Reporting‘s podcast “Reveal”…
Prediction: State Test Score Release Will Result in Accountabaloney.
State mandated standardized test scores and the resultant school grade calculations are due out any day now. There…
Usefulness “Extremely Limited.” About that Florida Charter School Report…
On March 25, 2019, the Florida Department of Education celebrated the release of its annual charter school performance report…
Challenges in Duval Demand Real Conversations, Not Another Corporate Charter Experiment
At last week’s state Board of Education meeting, Duval Public Schools new superintendent, Dr. Diana Greene, was put…
ICYMI: Corcoran and the FLBOE Want to Take Over Duval Public Schools. Your District Could Be Next.
Last week, Florida’s appointed State Board of Education cheered on their appointed Commissioner of Education, Richard Corcoran, when…
Real Estate Bonanza: More Corporate Charter Welfare Hidden in Implementing Bills?
On Friday evening, 2/15/2019, Governor Ron DeSantis released his Budget Recommendation – Implementing Bill, which included the “Governor’s Budget Recommendation…
Should Public Education Be Defined Solely by its Funding Source? Please Discuss.
In a private religious school in Orlando, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran declared Friday, February 15, 2019, as…
Thanks for Listening Mr. Olenick
This week it became clear that at least one Florida Board of Education Member has been listening to…
End of content
End of content