Florida: Where Legislators Treat Permanence as an Illusion – SB86
A History of Florida’s Bright Futures Legislation from 2016 to Today. A tale of two testimonies: 1. Senator…
Nothing Standard About This School Year: #WaiveTheFSA
How is your school year going so far? Did your school year begin face-to-face or virtually? Are students…
Is HB7079 the Fast Track to Privatization?
HB7079 will dramatically disrupt the current high school grade calculation and direct more schools, labeled as failing by…
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…
Legislative Whack-A-Mole
We are just 4 weeks into the 60 day long, 2019 Florida Legislative session and bills detrimental to…
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…
Interim Committee Week #5: School Safety, CBE, CTE and a followup on Schools of Hope.
Looking forward to the official start of session on March 5th, committees are now in full swing, meeting…
Why the Civics EOC Outrage? Oh, Now We Get It…
On Thursday, we published a post, wondering why the Florida Coalition of School Board Members (FCSBM), whose motto…
Did the FLBOE Bend the Rules for Academica?
One of the most controversial portions of 2017’s HB 7069 was the creation of “Schools of Hope” operators….
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…
Who Should Be Held Accountable if Negron and Corcoran’s Secret Education Plans Fail Florida Students?
Education advocates and stakeholders from across Florida are anxiously waiting to see what Senate President Joe Negron and House…
How Florida is Legislating the Complete Elimination of Local Control
I was once advised that when a steamroller is coming, you need to get out of the way. This…
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