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Julie DelegalNovember 27, 2013

As we approach the anniversary of one of the saddest days in recent history, Adam Lanza, the man who murdered 20 first graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has reappeared in the news. This week, the Connecticut State Police released a report that compiles odd details about the shooter’s life. But, as […]

Julie DelegalNovember 24, 2013

All I remember was the look on my teacher’s face. It was first-period French, and the loudspeaker had commanded all of us to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. What was it that compelled me to stay seated? Thirty years later, I don’t recall the specific injustice I no doubt thought I was fighting. It […]

Julie DelegalNovember 6, 2013

Former state senator Dan Gelber’s got it. So does my fellow Context Florida columnist, Susan Clary. And if you believe what you read, Florida Internet publisher Peter Schorsch suffers from the same contagion. It’s called Charlie Fever, and if left unchecked, may cause political blindness. Don’t get me wrong. Florida’s newly announced once-and-future gubernatorial candidate, Charlie Crist, may be exactly […]

Julie DelegalNovember 4, 2013

George Will is right. Daniel Moynihan was right. And former Vice President Dan Quayle was at least half-right. The breakdown of the family unit in our society is a harbinger of national disaster. To say it out loud is not to blame the “victims,” i.e., the children who are born outside of marriage, or the women […]

Julie DelegalOctober 27, 2013

Here’s a prediction that no one wants to hear. Ten years down the road, after the Common Core State Standards have been implemented, after some company makes millions of dollars on tests and tools, and after more Florida public schools close and more private ones begin feeding at the public trough, poverty will still be […]

Julie DelegalOctober 20, 2013

Last of six parts. A test developed by the Partnership for the Assessment of College and Career Readiness (PARCC) might still win Florida’s contract, even though Gov. Rick Scott withdrew Florida from the multi-state, test-development group on Sept. 23. Scott also dissolved Florida’s obligations as fiscal agent for the group, so bids for PARCC’s testing-related […]

Julie DelegalOctober 17, 2013

This is part five of a six-part series presented in partnership with Folio Weekly. “The name is not open for discussion,” said Donna Mace, a Duval County fifth-grade teacher at Chimney Lakes Elementary, referring to the Badass Teachers Association. The 34-year veteran teacher is a founding member of the group, which uses social media to […]

Julie DelegalOctober 16, 2013

This is part four of a multi-part series on Florida’s Future with the Common Core State Standards, presented in partnership with Folio Weekly. Florida’s Board of Education on Wednesday voted 5-1 to allow school districts to choose their own teaching methods and materials in line with Gov. Rick Scott’s stated policy of local control for […]

Julie DelegalOctober 15, 2013

This is part three of a multi-part series on Florida’s Future with the Common Core State Standards, presented in partnership with Folio Weekly. A complete version of this series will appear in Folio on Oct. 16. Are PARCC and Common Core the same thing? No, the 18-state Partnership for the Assessment of College and Career […]

Julie DelegalOctober 14, 2013

This is part two of a six-part series on Florida’s Future with the Common Core State Standards, presented in partnership with Folio Weekly. A complete version of this series will appear in Folio on Oct. 16. Everyone, it seems, has chimed in on the Common Core State Standards, which the Florida Department of Education adopted […]

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Crowds gather to see Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. (Gabrielle Russon)

Julie Delegal: Not everyone’s joyful, but we can help each other

Julie Delegal: The promise of the Pledge requires work, determination

Julie Delegal: Some folks have developed a nasty bout of Charlie Fever

Julie Delegal: Conservatives, liberals both weaken American family

Julie Delegal: Education reform will fail if poverty isn’t addressed

Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: What’s next?

Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: A Badass teacher speaks out

Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: Local control for curricula

Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: Gov. Rick Scott’s half-step

Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: Uncommon alliances