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Michelle Rhee Took DCPS Financial Backers With Her and Left Taxpayers Holding the Merit Pay Bag
Huffington Post education reporter Joy Resmovits tracked down Michelle Rhee’s financiers earlier this month. They include two who’ve pulled their support for DCPS once Rhee left to go solo. Until now, identifying Rhee’s usually anonymous donors has been largely a guessing game. But recent … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools in florida, DC schools, DCPS, education, education reform, Eli Broad, florida education, funding, John Arnold, merit pay, michelle rhee
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How Michelle Rhee Orchaestrated a Deceitful Billionaire Bait and Switch
Washington Post reporter Bill Torque takes a close look at the DCPS budget and notes there’s a serious difference between Michelle Rhee’s budget and that of her successor, Kaya Henderson. One of the more striking line items on the operating … Continue reading
Anti-Teacher Union Rhetoric Is Not Supported by Test Data
No education reform rock start can get through a few sentences without playing the ”union” card. Walt Gardner makes mince meat of the argument by pointing to those NAEP results they quote so much: ……if teachers unions are responsible for low student achievement, then students … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-union, education, education reform, Florida, high stakes testing, JUan Williams, Massachusetts, merit pay, Minnesota, mitt romney, NAEP, reform, status quo, teacher unions, test data, testing
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A December of Deceptions, Misleads and Misteps by Florida Republicans on Education Policy
Education commissioner Gerard Robinson had a nice little spin on this month’s release of state graduation numbers. “I want to commend Florida’s teachers, students, parents and school leaders for their dedication to helping their students learn and earn their high … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, FCAT, Florida, florida education, florida governor, florida republicans, florida school reform bill, Florida schools, Gerard Robinson, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, merit pay, Parent trigger, paticia levesque, Patricia Levesque, race to the top, rick scott, Vouchers
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Bill Would Require Transparency in Charter School Management
Miami Herald reporters Kathleen McGrory and Scott Hiaasen have been breaking stories on charter school shenanigans. It appears people have been reading their work. Democrat state senator Larcenia Bullard has filed a bill that would require charter schools to post … Continue reading
Study Finds State Unfunded Mandates Cost Duval Schools $50 Million
The editors of Florida Times-Union site a report by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF). Much of the blame for funding difficulties must be placed at the state level. The state of Florida has reduced its share of school funding, … Continue reading
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Tagged appropriations, duval schools, education, Florida, florida education, florida republicans, Florida schools, merit pay, rick scott, schools, unfunded mandates
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Finally Unmasking a Two-Year Deception: Florida Republicans Never Intended to Fund Merit Pay
The Palm Beach Post’s editorial page editor, Randy Schultz, has joined the drum line across the state in excoriating Florida’s republican policy-makers on just about every issue on education. But Schultz is onto to the fact that state republicans never intended to fund its own merit … Continue reading
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Tagged appropriations, DOE, education, FEA, florida republicans, Florida schools, Gerard Robinson, merit pay, race to the top, sb736, steve wise, unfunded mandates, Will Weatherford
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Why Rick Scott’s Education Budget Proposal is Just the Latest Republican Bait and Switch
From FEA director Andy Ford: When he was running for governor, Rick Scott promised not to cut funding for public education. Once elected, however, he presided over a budget that slashed education by nearly 8 percent, took 3 percent out … Continue reading
Erik Fresen’s False Prophecy
The Miami Heraldhas published a comprehensive look at Florida’s new teacher evaluation system the state will have under SB736. Reporters Laura Insensee and Sarah Butrymowicz interviewed several people for their article, including Rep. Erik Fresen of Miami. The Herald reporters demonstrated … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, Erik Fresen, Florida, florida education reform bill, florida republicans, Florida schools, high stakes testing, merit pay, Parent trigger, sb736, school reform, struggling schools, testing, value added system
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Rick Scott, “Amateur Education Mechanic”
Writes J. Earle Bowden from the Pensacola News Journal: Gov.Rick Scott, an amateur education mechanic working under a shade tree, knows better. His latest nonsense debases the liberal arts, an essential component of higher education, targeting Florida anthropology students — … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, Florida, florida education, florida republicans, florida school reform bill, Florida schools, Florida students, gates foundation, higher education, Jeb Bush, merit pay, michelle rhee, rick scott, sb736
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