A Letter to the Florida Board of Education
Florida law authorizes the State Board of Education, not the Governor, to name the Commissioner of Education. The Governor…
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…
Happy Holidays from Accountabaloney!
This is a holiday message from your friends at Accountabaloney. We hope you will take the time over…
Florida Schools’ Mental Health Crisis Won’t be Solved with Hope or Gimmicks.
Richard Corcoran held a press conference on 10/11/17 announcing new legislation providing vouchers to the “private school of…
Why Mandate the Construction of Unsafe Substandard Schools?
In 2016, State Representative Erik Fresen (who was employed by Civica, an architectural firm that builds charter schools, and whose brother-in-law runs…
Yes, Fred, Sometimes Smart Parents Choose a D School
Over the last few weeks I have been mocked by Ed Reformers when I suggest parents might want…
SB796’s Massive Conflict of Interest for State BOE May Lead to More Accountabaloney
On April 25, 2017, Senate Appropriations Chair waited until the last 8 minutes of a 4 hour meeting…
Question for Florida: What Will You Do To Stop This?
On Thursday, April 12th, the Florida House passed HB5105 which rapidly advances the privatization of Florida’s public schools…
ESAs: Education Choice with a Side of Accountabaloney
Florida Speaker of the House, Richard Corcoran, has made Universal School Choice a priority this session and President…
Time to Circle the Wagons and Protect Public Schools
On November 22, 2016, I spoke before my Monroe County School Board, imploring them to take the threat of…
When Bullard Loses, Public Education Loses.
UPDATE (11/27/2016): While investigating President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, we discovered that her organization,…
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