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Reminding Floridians Why They Cannot Trust Will Weatherford on Education Policy

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

A clear disagreement exists about raising the pay of Florida teachers. Governor Rick Scott wants across the board raise in base pay. Legislative leaders Sen. Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) and Rep. Will Weatherford (R-Wesley Chapel) want the same funding to go … Continue reading →

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Court Ruling Puts Part of Parent Trigger at Risk

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Within current parent trigger legislation is a provision which requires parents be notified if their child’s teacher has been rated as “ineffective” for two straight years. But a Tallahassee circuit court judge’s ruling yesterday raised doubts about using the value-added … Continue reading →

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Ignoring Moms in the Room, Bush Foundation Blames Unions for Watchdog Report

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

In response to last week’s release of In the Public Interests report based on emails obtained through an FOIA request, Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education didn’t shoot the messenger. They too aim at a union strawman who wasn’t there. … 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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Florida PTA on Board With Raising Teacher Salaries to National Average

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

. 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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Duval Superintendent’s Curious Position on Charter Schools

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

Ron Matus of redifinED recently interviewed new Duval school’s superintendent Nikolai Vitti. The former chief academic officer of Dade schools surprised Matus with his position on authorization of charter schools. Vitti also offered a surprising take on who should authorize … Continue reading →

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Florida Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Require Teacher Salaries Meet National Average

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

From WTXL in Tallahassee: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)–Florida teachers pockets may be getting a little fatter by 2015. Hoping to put that in the lawbooks..this upcoming legislative session. Senator Joseph Abruzzo, (D) 25, Palm Beach, Florida proposed a constitutional amendment that … Continue reading →

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The Visions of Common Core Standards Which Dance in the Heads Florida’s Leaders Doesn’t Snuff Out the Reality of More Tests

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Associated Press reporter Bill Kaczor takes  a comprehensive look at Florida’s transition to national Common Core Standards. Interim state education commissioner Pam Stewart glows predictably as Common Core “is about the skills required in Florida.” This description by Kaczor sums up why … Continue reading →

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Bush Foundation Wants Another Bill to Fix SB 736….Seriously

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

I’ve always wondered how many of Florida’s 67 district school superintendents roll their eyes when getting an email from non-educator, Patricia Levesque,  who is Jeb Bush’s top policy wonk. Well they got another one this week. She apparently thinks that … Continue reading →

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