Tag Archives: charter schools

How Two Wealthy Floridians Spent $2 Million During the 2014 Cycle to Control Education Legislation

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Bob Sikes

On Friday Step Up for Students blog, redefinED, published a story about this year’s bill from the Florida House which SUFS writer Travis Pillow describes as a “funding” and “accountability’ bill: Florida charter schools could face more scrutiny from school districts, … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, Florida, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged American Federartion for Children, charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, Florida Federation for Children, florida republicans, Florida schools, Florida students, HB 7037, john kirtley, Republican Party of Florida, RPOF, Step Up For Students, SUFS | 2 Comments

Step Up for Students Misquotes Broward SB Member in Pro-Charter School Propaganda Hit Job

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Bob Sikes

The Step Up for Students employees who write for their redefinED blog usually don’t take quotes out of context to engage in political hackery, but they have now. Lets track the anatomy of a social media hit. At 630 AM this … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, Florida, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged Broward, charter schools, charter schools in florida, Florida, Laurie Rich Levinson, Patrick Gibbons, redefinED, Robert Runcie, school board member, school grades, smear, Step Up For Students, testing, Vouchers | 1 Comment

Another Florida Legislative Session, Another Ethics Problem For a Republican Cashing in on Education Dollars

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Powerful House education chair Rep. Marlene O’Toole (Lady Lakes-The Villages) complemented education commissioner Pam Stewart last week for her handling of FSA testing drama. She later counseled fellow lawmakers to not over react to complaints about it. Florida republican legislators … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, Florida, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged appropriations, charter schools, charter schools in florida, education, education reform, Florida, florida republicans, marlene O'toole, take stock in children, testing | Leave a comment

Inside Rick Scott’s Budget Proposals For Education

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Writing for PolitiFact, the joint Miami Herald-Tampa Bay Times venture, Joshua Gillin and Amy Sherman have a useful overview of Florida Governor Rick Scott’s budgetary initiatives for education. There’s good and bad. Let’s take a look: (Scott) pledged to investigate every … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, Florida, FLORIDA POLITICS, Rick Scott | Tagged accountability, charter schools, education, high stakes testing, rick scott, schools, teachers, testing | Leave a comment

If Only Florida Republican Legislators Had Actually Listened to Teachers

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Niceville senator Don Gaetz knows better, but the live TV opportunity was too good to pass up. When FEA vice president Joanne McCall testified earlier this month that teachers weren’t generally against testing, Gaetz retorted that the FEA hasn’t supported … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged accountability, Andy Ford, charter schools, common core standards, don gaetz, FCAT, FEA, Florida, Florida schools, florida teachers, high stakes testing, testing, Vouchers | Leave a comment

Patricia Levesque’s Shameful Hypocrisy on School Grades

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Perhaps the top policy wonk for Jeb Bush’s education foundations feels she can flex her muscles as her boss is raking in so much cash for a presidential run. Patricia Levesque is back and acting as if every policy must be run … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS, Jeb Bush | Tagged charter schools, education, education reform, florida education, Jeb Bush, Patricia Levesque, rick scott, school grades, tony bennett | 1 Comment

Rick Scott’s Charter School Slush Fund(s)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Florida TaxWatch is a reliable tool of the state republican establishment and all things charter school, but they don’t falsify numbers. So let’s take a look at FTW’s review of Rick Scott’s proposal for education facility projects: Fixed Capital Outlay – … Continue reading →

Posted in charter schools, EDUCATION, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged charter schools, Charter Schools USA, crony capitalism, education, Enterprsie Florida, florida republicans, Florida Tax Watch, Jonathan Hage, rick scott, slush fund | 2 Comments

Florida Republicans Continue to Cut Pre-K Funding

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Bob Sikes

Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County CEO Dave McGerald writes to the editors of the Tampa Bay Times: Let’s do the math on voluntary prekindergarten funding. When the VPK program began in 2005, the per pupil rate was $2,500 per … Continue reading →

Gallery | Tagged charter schools, common core standards, education, education reform, florida education reform bill, florida republicans, Florida students, funding, Pre-K | Leave a comment

Look How Easily a Take on Charter Schools From New Zealand Models Florida

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Bob Sikes

From New Zealand online news aggregate Voxy.co.nz: In the USA, scandal after scandal has swept charter schools: poor teaching, poor facilities, financial scams, corruption, profiteering, abrupt closures of failed schools, political patronage, abuse…. Almost everything that could go wrong in … Continue reading →

Posted in charter schools, EDUCATION, Florida, FLORIDA POLITICS | Tagged Academica, charter schools, charter schools in florida, Charter Schools USA, education, Jonathan Hage, Manny Diaz, rick scott, testing | Leave a comment

The Scorched Earth Propaganda Campaign to Demonize Florida’s Voucher Challenge

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Bob Sikes

Perhaps the advocates of Florida’s school voucher program senses real danger in the lawsuit which is challenging the constitutionality the law. Travis Pillow of redefinED provides this background: The lawsuit, filed in late August by the statewide teachers union, the Florida … Continue reading →

Posted in EDUCATION | Tagged charter schools, common core standards, education reform, florida education, florida school reform bill, Jeb Bush, Vouchers | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: charter schools

How Two Wealthy Floridians Spent $2 Million During the 2014 Cycle to Control Education Legislation

Step Up for Students Misquotes Broward SB Member in Pro-Charter School Propaganda Hit Job

Another Florida Legislative Session, Another Ethics Problem For a Republican Cashing in on Education Dollars

Inside Rick Scott’s Budget Proposals For Education

If Only Florida Republican Legislators Had Actually Listened to Teachers

Patricia Levesque’s Shameful Hypocrisy on School Grades

Rick Scott’s Charter School Slush Fund(s)

Florida Republicans Continue to Cut Pre-K Funding

Look How Easily a Take on Charter Schools From New Zealand Models Florida

The Scorched Earth Propaganda Campaign to Demonize Florida’s Voucher Challenge

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