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Tony Bennett’s Curious Meddling in Parent Trigger
So Parent Trigger legislation predictably moved through a House committee yesterday along party lines by a 8-5 vote. But the most interesting news of the day came in the form of a letter that Florida’s new education commissioner, Tony Bennett … Continue reading
Georgia Republican Ed Commish Against State Control of Charter Schools
Unlike in Florida’s dysfunctional education infrastructure, Georgia school’s chief is elected. But Georgia’s republican legislators wanted to be more like Florida by establishing a state agency which controlled oversight of charter schools. “No good” says state superintendent John Barge on a ballot … Continue reading
Why Local School Board Members Pose the Biggest Threat to Florida’s Anointed All-Knowings
Coleen Conklin isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers. A serious advocate for public schools, Conklin raised the possibility of a lawsuit targeting Rick Scott and the legislature in April 2011 for failing to fund education. She even toyed with the idea … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, Colleen Conklin, DOE, education, education reform, FCAT, flagler, FlaglerLive, Florida, florida education, florida republicans, Florida schools, funding, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, john thrasher, local, local control, Patricia Levesque, rick scott, school board, school reform, testing
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Will Orange County School Board Be Next to Pass Resolution on High Stakes Tests?
WMFE Radio reports: The Broward County School Board has become the fourth in Florida to pass a resolution opposing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test as the primary means for measuring student progress. And now, an Orange County School Board member … Continue reading
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Tagged Broward County, common core standards, DOE, education, FCAT, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida school reform bill, Florida schools, Florida students, florida teachers, high stakes testing, local control, martin county, National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing, New Yorp principals, orange county, Palm Beach county, Rick roach, school board, school reform, st lucie county, teachers, Texas
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Charter Schools USA Rejected in Georgia, Enraged Lawmakers Target School Board
Dick Yarborough reporting last week included this tidbit about Charter USA’s attempt to open a school in Cherokee County, Georgia: In Miami-Dade and Broward counties, the (Miami) Herald reported, almost two-thirds of charter schools are run by management companies, which charge fees … Continue reading
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Tagged education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida republicans, politics, education, Florida, steve wise, Florida schools, local school boards, charter schools in florida, Bill Nelson, school boards, charter schools, orange county, Tennessee, Charter Schools USA, Georgia, privatization, Parent trigger, local control, local control of schools, Medicare, CSUSA, local, cherokee, miamidade
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Florida School Board Association Calls on Legislature to Fund Schools and End Unfunded Mandates
No wonder Florida Republican wanted to end school board member salaries. Can’t have naysayers out there like the Florida School Board Association when they go public with platforms like this. Here are some of the highlights provided by Ron Matus’ report in … Continue reading
Having to “Defend” Rejecting Charter Schools
The swift bipartisan passage of the Quality Charter School Act by the House last week signaled further strengthening of the hand that charter school operators have in setting up schools across the country. They will now be able to appeal … Continue reading
