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Did Parent Revolution Bribe and Blackmail Undocumented Immigrants in California Parent Trigger Fight?
With Florida republican senators obliged to pass Parent Trigger this session to serve Jeb Bush’s political interests, it’s crucial to remind Floridians what those senators have to ignore. With House sponsor Carlos Trujillo affirming that controversial charter school advocacy group Parent Revolution … Continue reading
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Tagged Adelanto, Carlos Trujillo, charter schools, charter schools in florida, common core standards, education, education reform, Florida, florida education, florida school reform bill, Jeb Bush, Parent Revolution, Parent trigger, Patricia Levesque, school grades
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Indiana Republicans are Scaling Back Bennett, Bush Reforms
In story titled Education Facing Reform Fatigue – State Lawmakers are Leery of Passing More Legislation, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reporter Niki Kelly writes about the efforts of Indiana republican legislators to slow some of the reforms championed by former education … Continue reading
The Common Core Reality that Florida Republican Senators Want to Ignore in Parent Trigger Fight
Susan Smith reminded senate republicans of something they don’t want to be reminded of during yesterday’s Senate Education Committee hearing on Parent Trigger. Florida’s implementation of Common Core Standards (CCS) has consequences which will come into play in the bill they say is just … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, common core standards, education, education reform, failing schools, Florida, Florida Council of 100, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida republicans, Jim Horne, kelli stargel, PARCC, Parent trigger, school grades
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Another Reason to Doubt FLDOE and FEE Cherry-Picked Charter School Study
Scathing Purple Musings challenged the veracity of the recent FLDOE report which touted test data to claim superiority of charter schools over public schools. As top policy advisor, Matt Ladner tweeted, “Florida charter school students outperforming district school peers,” it’s clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Algebra EOC exam, charter schools, charter schools in florida, cherry pick, data, education, education reform, FCAT, FCAT 2.0, FEE, FLDOE, Florida, florida education, florida education reform bill, matt ladner, NAEP, school grades, teachers, test data, testing
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Turning Private Information of Florida’s Children Over to the Education for Profit Industry
It’s quickly moved under the radar, and SB 878 will be considered by the Senate Appropriations today. Misleading titled Education Accountability on the senate website, Sen. Bill Galvano’s (R-Bradenton) bill follows adjustments Sec. of Education Arne Duncan made to the Federal … Continue reading
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Tagged arne duncan, Bill Galvano, common core standards, data, education, education reform, FERPA, Florida, Florida Chamber of Commerce, florida education reform bill, florida republicans, Florida schools, for profit, Foundation for Excellence in Education, high stakes testing, Jeb Bush, mining, privatization, SB 878, school grades, school reform
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How Parent Trigger Brought Chaos and Divided a California Community
Jeb Bush’s foundation paraded the professional organizers of Parent Revolution around the legislature this time last year to promote Parent Trigger. The California charter school-funded group got to spin their version of events in the two Parent Trigger fights in their … Continue reading
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Tagged carlos mendoza, Carlos Trujillo, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, florida education, Foundation, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Foundation for Florida's Future, Jeb Bush, kelli stargel, Parent Revolution, Parent trigger, school grades
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Court Ruling Puts Part of Parent Trigger at Risk
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
Bush Foundation Continues to Spin and Evade Questions on Impropriety
Foundation for Excellence in Education CEO Patricia Levesque has been busy writing letters to the editor as a method of responding to In the Public Interest’s report which focused on her foundation’s emails with state officials. Just two days after … Continue reading
New Mexico Senate Scraps Jeb Bush’s School Grade Formula
Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change continue to run into trouble with their implementation of his policies around the country. In New Mexico, embattled education boss Hanna Skandera is facing rejection. Meanwhile, the New Mexico senate voted to do away with the … Continue reading
Patricia Levesque’s Tortured Defense of Bush Foundation’s Work
Foundation for Excellence in Education executive director Patricia Levesque took exception to a letter to the editor that appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Here is her response. In the Feb. 14 Reader’s View, “Truth about FCAT legislation,” Ali Bustamante … Continue reading
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Tagged education reform, Florida Board of Education, florida education reform bill, testing, high stakes testing, education, Florida, Jeb Bush, Florida schools, charter schools in florida, school grades, florida education, charter schools, Gerard Robinson, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Patricia Levesque, Charter Schools USA, Parent trigger
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