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Smearing, Belittling and Besmirching the PTA in Florida
The presence of at least a half-dozen independent PTA members at Monday’s senate hearing on Parent Trigger was enough to demonstrate the clout of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA/PTSA) across Florida. Their voice used to matter until the education for profit gravy train … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Trujillo, Catherine Robinson, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, Florida, florida education, Florida PTA, Florida schools, Parent trigger, PTA, PTSA, School Choice, school reform, Step Up For Students
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Florida PTA on Board With Raising Teacher Salaries to National Average
. Its one thing for a couple of democrats to advance a bill which would benefit teachers. It’s another thing all together for the state’s largest public school parent organization to do so. From the Orlando Sentinel’s Leslie Postal: The … Continue reading
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Tagged education, education reform, Florida, Florida PTA, florida teachers, PTA, teachers
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Bush-Scott “Choice” Rhetoric and Arguments For Status-Quo Testing Are Failing Apart
The Tampa Bay Times Jeff Solochek reports on Rick Scott’s speech to Pasco County republicans. Knowing he was in the room with like-minded supporters, Scott let loose with predictable drivel on education: Scott opened his remarks by praising Pasco Republicans for helping … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, FCAT, Florida, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida governor, Florida PTA, florida republicans, florida school reform bill, Florida schools, Florida students, florida teachers, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing, rick scott, teacher unions, testing
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Florida PTA Supports Resolution Efforts Against High Stakes Testing; Meanwhile, Gerard Robinson’s Meltdown Continues
From Orange County’s (Orlando) PTA Councils: Florida PTA, along with our parent National PTA, supports recent Resolution efforts against high-stakes testing. PTA’s long-standing position is, in summary. PTA opposes the use of a national, mandated, standardized test as the sole … Continue reading
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Tagged common core standards, DOE, education reform, FCAT, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida governor, Florida PTA, florida school reform bill, Gerard Robinson, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, John Winn, Katleen Shanahan, National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing, Patricia Levesque, PTA, testing
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