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Florida Policy Makers Continue to Ignore Charter School Failure and Corruption

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Florida Times-Union columnist Tonyaa Weathersbee is onto the fact that Florida’s republican legislators are more worried about getting charter schools than holding them accountable. After noting a charter-school funded think-tank gave Florida a great grade for “operating freedom” and “flexibility” Weathersbee … Continue reading →

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Survey Shows Floridia Businesspeople Believe State Schools are Underfunded

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Writes John O’Connor in StateImpact: More than 85 percent of surveyed businesspeople believe Florida does not spend enough on K-12 education, according to a survey by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations released earlier this month. The unscientific poll surveyed … Continue reading →

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Duncan Working on “Plan B” for US Schools

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

From AP reporter Dorie Turner: Frustrated by what he called a “slow motion train wreck” for U.S. schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he will give schools relief from federal mandates under the No Child Left Behind law if Congress … Continue reading →

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