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Florida’s New High School Requirements and Alternatives Show Legislators Were Listening

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Some could say that they even offered a mea culpa. From Travis Pillow in the Tallahassee Democrat: The expansion of career education has been tied to broader changes to high school graduation requirements in competing proposals advanced by both House … Continue reading →

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Superintendent in Don Gaetz’ District Critical of Parent Trigger

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

I’ve always wondered whether Sen. Don Gaetz, the school board member and school superintendent had a different take on Parent Trigger than Don Gaetz, the politician. We will never know, but the school’s superintendent from one of the county’s he … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, Georgia Republicans Pull Parent Trigger Bill “Amid Concerns From It’s Own Party”

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

Parent Trigger died in the Georgia senate after the bill was pulled by it’ republican sponsor because members of his own party raised serious concerns.  The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta), withdrew the bill when it became clear it … Continue reading →

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Florida Senate Will Be the Key Battleground on Charter School Legislation

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Two news reports on yesterday’s Senate Education meeting yesterday provided tidbits which revealed the Senate’s cautious nature on charter school legislation. Lynn Hatters report in WFSU indicates the biggest fights will be over amendments as the committee wants to merge … Continue reading →

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Gaetz Says No to Scott’s Teacher Pay Raises

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Not that anyone really felt that Scott’s political ploy had a chance, it was going to be interesting to see the end game of it’s dispatch. Senate president Don Gaetz took care of that yesterday. From the Orlando Sentinel: Senate President … Continue reading →

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Did Don Gaetz Get the OK From Jeb Bush to Slow Accountability Reforms?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

So the most powerful lobbyist in Florida who strangely doesn’t have to register as one, made a trip to Tallahassee to talk education with legislators. This from Michael Van Stickler in the Miami Herald on Jeb Bush’s little visit: Bush hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Is a High-Stakes Testing Moratorium Possible in Florida?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

For such an idea to be taken seriously, the voice had to belong to someone of significance. It does. Powerful Senate President Don Gaetz hasn’t been backing off his statement that there’s danger that Florida’s entire accountability system could implode. … Continue reading →

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About Those Curious Foundation for Excellence in Education “Scholarships” for FLDOE Employees

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Whether or not the practice runs afoul of any  Florida statute is unknown, the FEE’s recruitment and reimbursement for FLDOE staffers to attend and present at an event that promoted their agenda is questionable. At least four FLDOE staff attended FEE’s 2011 … Continue reading →

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The Flawed Assumptions and Intentions of Florida’s Education Accountability System

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

It’s not certain where the most recent work of the Shanker Institute’s Matt DiCarlo will take the debate on Florida’ education accountability system. DiCarlo weighed in on Florida Senate president Don Gaetz comment (here and here) that Florida’s entire education accountability system was … Continue reading →

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Sen. Don Gaetz on Florida’s Ed Accountability System: “There’s a danger of all this imploding”

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

In a story by Florida Current’s James Call, powerful Florida senate president Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) made a some stunning admissions. “If you have a C school, 90 percent of the teachers in a C school can’t be highly effective. That doesn’t make … Continue reading →

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