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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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Gaetz Says No to Scott’s Teacher Pay Raises

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

Not that anyone really felt that Scott’s political ploy had a chance, it was going to be interesting to see the end game of it’s dispatch. Senate president Don Gaetz took care of that yesterday. From the Orlando Sentinel: Senate President … Continue reading →

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New FLDOE Test Scoring Calculations “Has Potential to Dismantle Public Education”

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

FLDOE researcher Kathy Hebda has testified before the Florida legislature and the state Board of Education that data that was acquired by the SB736  guidelines was valid and measured what was intended. Meanwhile,  Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education has … Continue reading →

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Florida Chamber of Commerce Legislative Goals: Merit Pay, Union Busting and Protecting High-Stakes Testing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

After cutting through lofty platitudes in their legislative agenda the FCOC include these talking points about education. First in their letter to “Letter to Florida Business Leaders” *Education reform is hurting because union leaders make it about the adults when it … 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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Florida’s “School Grades Remain a Function of Politics, Not Academics”

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

One can never expect Palm Beach Post editorialist Jac Versteeg to hold back in his ire for Florida education policies. This morning was no exception. In his sights were Florida’s school grades: Florida’s high school grades for last year are … Continue reading →

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The “Deceit Behind Raising the Bar” in Florida

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

College english professor and newspaperman John Young unpacks the flawed rhetoric of Florida’s education policy-makers by using a letter-to-the-editor from Florida student Alyssa Sturgeon. The Vero Beach fourth-grader wrote the Vero Beach Press Journal to ask how the state could flunk 73 … Continue reading →

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Why Rick Scott Can’t Heed the Gaineville Sun’s Call to Seek Plan B on Education

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

In the aftermath of the Alachua school board adopting a resolution against high-stakes tests, the editors of the Gainesville Sun say its time for Rick Scott to lead the state away from its current hyper testing mandates. What should be … Continue reading →

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FEA Files Complaint Against State Board of Education on SB 736

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

From Jeff Solochek in Gradebook: The Florida Education Association is contending that the state Board of Education hasn’t created appropriate rules to do the lawmakers’ will. “We believe they’ve written it in such a way that no one really can … Continue reading →

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NOT So Important to Swing State Voters in November: Vouchers, School Choice and Merit Pay

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

A fascinating survey from the College Board is getting significant play from the education media. Joy Resmovits  reported yesterday of the survey’s interesting focus on what swing state voters were saying about education policy. So did Education Week reporter Alyson Klein … Continue reading →

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