Interim Committee Week #4: Education NOT Meeting.
Governor Ron DeSantis wants the 2020 legislative session to be “The Year of the Teacher,” promising to significantly boost…
When it Comes to Public Education: Is Florida the Capitol of Kochland?
Over the weekend, I listened to an episode of the podcast “Have You Heard?” titled “Kochland: Inside the…
Professional Development and Other Ways for Legislators to Spend DeSantis’ $603 Million for Teacher Compensation
TAKE HOMEPOINTS from SENATE ED 10/14/19: The Senate Education Committee is asking for feedback regarding improving professional development…
About That Funding for the Governor’s New Teacher Compensation Scheme…
On 10/16/2019, Suzanne Pridgeon, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Operations, Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), presented the Florida State Board of…
Algebra 1 Standards: Will the FLDOE Listen?
On October 14, 2019, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) held another session of their Florida Standards Listening…
Florida Standards Listening Tour Coming to a Location (somewhat) Near You
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) wants to know what you think about the state’s new draft of public…
Scrapping the Worst and Dumbest…
Yesterday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would like to do away with Florida’s “Best and Brightest” teacher bonus program…
Definitely NOT the Best and Brightest
Is it too much to ask that our representatives, sitting on Education committees in Tallahassee, have a basic…
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…
Re-signing SB7070 Probably Won’t Make Teachers Like it Any Better.
Does anyone remember all the way back to May 9th? Governor DeSantis stood in front of a crowd…
Don’t Be Fooled By “Historic Education Funding” Talk. Voucher Schools are Florida’s Budget Winners.
“We’ve done a lot for the school districts. In fact, the majority of what we did, by far,…
Guess Whose Property Taxes are Going to Pay for DeSantis’ New Private School Voucher?
Spoiler Alert: YOURS. On February 15, 2019, Governor DeSantis visited private religious schools in Orlando and Miami to…
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