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The False Narrative Florida House Republicans Are Using to Defend Parent Trigger
The phrase of the day was “give parents a seat at the table.” Watching today’s meeting of the House Education Committee for HB 867 on The Florida Channel revealed the clear philosophical divide between the two sides on Parent Trigger. Under sharp … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Trujillo, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, Elizabeth Porter, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida republicans, HB 867, House Education Committee, Janet adkins, Parent trigger, parents, schools
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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
How $1.9 Million From the Race to the Top Grant Was Used as a Propaganda Tool For the Florida Model
Jeff Solochek of Gradebook calls attention to those reading scores everyone’s been bragging about for the last month. Florida’s fourth graders are the second-best readers in the world, Gov. Rick Scott claimed during a recent discussion with black lawmakers. That’s pretty … Continue reading
Oklahoma Parents Don’t Like Jeb Bush’s Florida Model
From Tulsa World reporter Kim Archer: JENKS – Tulsa-area parents told legislators Friday that the state’s A to F grades for all Oklahoma schools should be retracted in light of a report slamming the validity of the school report card … Continue reading
Florida Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Require Teacher Salaries Meet National Average
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
Prickly Bush Foundation CEO Responds to Mississippi Parent Advocate
Nancy Loome, the executive director of The Parents’ Campaign, sure got underneath Patricia Levesque’s skin. The CEO of Bush’s foundation wrote this in response to Loome’s December 31 editorial in the Jackson Clarion-Ledger: As executive director of The Parents’ Campaign, … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools in florida, choice, common core standards, education, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida school reform bill, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Jeb Bush, Mississippi, Nancy Loome, Patricia Levesque, school, school reform, schools, The Parent's Campaign, Vouchers
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Bush Foundation Wants Another Bill to Fix SB 736….Seriously
I’ve always wondered how many of Florida’s 67 district school superintendents roll their eyes when getting an email from non-educator, Patricia Levesque, who is Jeb Bush’s top policy wonk. Well they got another one this week. She apparently thinks that … Continue reading
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Tagged board member, education, education reform, Florida, Florida Board of Education, florida education, florida education reform bill, florida school reform bill, Florida schools, Florida students, florida teachers, Jeb Bush, Patricia Levesque, sb736, school reform, schools, teacher evaluations, testing
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Charter School Operator Named Chairman on Florida Senate K-20 Education Policy Committee
Only in Florida can this happen. Fresh off his victory for a Senate seat in which an ethics complaint against him was filled, John Legg hit the lottery in bagging a key chair of a committee for which he will … Continue reading
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Tagged charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, Florida, florida education, John Legg, schools
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Jeb Bush Facing the Reality of Opposition Within His Own Party
Bush has apparently noticed that having surrogates write op-eds on his behalf isn’t working and has finally taken up the pen himself. Writing predictably with cherry-picked data to justify his choice/accountability mantras, Bush targets and dismisses those who have been dealing with the disasters … Continue reading
Florida Democrats Display Education Talking Points in Flagler Primary
A newly created House district was drawn for Flagler County and represents an opportunity for state democrats to win a seat. This Sheldon Gardner story in St. Augustine.com illustrates what should emerge as education talking points for democrats seeking legislative seats: … Continue reading
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Tagged Colleen Conklin, democrats, Doug courtney, education, education reform, FCAT, flagler, Florida, florida democrats, florida republicans, Florida schools, funding, high stakes testing, House district 24, milissa holland, platform, schools, testing, travis houston, Vouchers
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