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…
What’s With This Survey On Face Coverings?
Over the weekend, the Florida PTA released a “Survey on Face Coverings” in a Facebook post. They claimed…
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…
Public Health Experts Glaringly Absent from Public Health Roundtable
Yesterday, on September 24th, Governor DeSantis held a “Roundtable Discussion on Public Health.” His guests (who attended virtually)…
On Campus Kindergarten Readiness Testing for Distance Learners?
Governor Ron DeSantis made it clear that, especially during this pandemic, he wants parents to have a choice…
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…
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…
Celebrations to Distract from Budget Realities – a Campaign Strategy
While we were preparing to publish this, Governor DeSantis signed HB7067 during a ceremony at Cristo Rey Salesian…
Invitation to a Red Wedding
The 2020-21 budget is finally on the Governor’s desk. On Monday he warned: “There’ll be a lot of red,” he…
Prior-Prior Learning Gains and Other Post-Covid Accountabaloney.
CORRECTION: The original version of this post incorrectly stated that students would be tested on standards they were…
Ignore the Vultures: Let Us Get to Work Saving Our Schools.
While the privatization vultures are circling, dreaming of ways to funnel Covid recovery funds towards their pet projects…
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