Primary voters in Florida exceed 2014 totals
Primary voters in Florida exceed 2014 totals Over 1.9 million Florida primary voters had already voted before polls opened on Election Day. Election supervisors are predicting an increase over the…
DeVos considers allowing federal funds for guns in schools
According to the Washington Post, sources inside the U.S. Department of Education say Secretary Betsy DeVos is considering allowing federal funds to buy guns for schools. Two people said the…
Amendment 5 puts school funding, Florida’s future in jeopardy
Amendment 5 puts school funding, Florida’s future in jeopardy Florida’s current per-pupil, school funding is below the pre-recession level, when accounting for inflation, and could be made even worse if voters…
Florida’s schools need fix to access millions for kids’ health services
Florida has the opportunity to improve children’s health and educational outcomes while drawing down millions in additional federal funds for school-based Medicaid services by making a series of statutory and…
Republican vouchers give $7,200 for claims of “bullying”
This year the Republican controlled Florida Legislature passed a bill that gives up to $7,200 vouchers to students who claim to have been bullied. The so-called “Hope Scholarship” provides vouchers…
Florida risks $1.1 billion due to lack of federal ESSA plan
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed by Congress in the fall of 2015. It was a rare piece of major federal legislation that was truly a bipartisan effort-…
Charter schools behind deceptive Amendment 8
In November, Florida voters will have a chance to vote on Amendment 8, a proposed addition to the state constitution. This proposal claims to require school board term limits and…
Why don’t we treat teachers as professionals?
This year, the nation watched as teachers in numerous states began to walk out of schools and storm state capitals demanding better working conditions for themselves and better learning conditions…
Future of public education in Florida voters’ hands
This election cycle, Florida voters will choose a new governor, half of the state senate and the entire state house. The winners of these races will shape the future of…
Speaker holds education budget hostage
From WLRN: Under House Budget Plan, No Public School Funding Without Corcoran Education Bill By JESSICA BAKEMAN • JAN 31, 2018 A budget proposal that is advancing in the Legislature would make next…