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Jeb Bush’s Foundation Wants Florida to Ignore Crony Capitalism on Charter Schools
Big charter school operators have been whispering about getting their own independent board to approve charter schools. This week, Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education editorialist Mike Thomas unsurprisingly made the case that it was time for Florida to … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS
Tagged accountability, Alice Walton, appointed, Broad Foundation, charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, competition, DOE, education, education reform, elected, Eli Broad, FLDOE, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida republicans, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Gary Chartrand, Indiana, Jeb Bush, K12 Inc, KIPP, legislators, local, local school boards, market based reform, school boards, school reform, taxpayer money, taxpayers, tony bennett, Walton Family Foundation
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Florida Charter Schools “being approved at a pace that outruns accountability”
So believes former charter school principal and current Palm Beach School Board Chairman Chuck Shaw. From yesterday’s column by the Palm Beach Post’s Jac Versteeg Parents and students might be more willing to make (the) switch because of the charter school … Continue reading
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS
Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, Chuck Shaw, district, education, education reform, flagler, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, Florida schools, legal, local, Mavericks, Mavericks Charter schools, oversight, Palm Beach school board, school, school grades
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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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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
Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS
Tagged Bill Nelson, charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, cherokee, CSUSA, education, education reform, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida republicans, Florida schools, Georgia, local, local control, local control of schools, local school boards, Medicare, miamidade, orange county, Parent trigger, politics, privatization, school boards, steve wise, Tennessee
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