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Julie DelegalOctober 13, 2013

This is part one 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. Few issues draw as much scrutiny from citizens — or as much controversy — as public education. Parents and […]

Julie DelegalOctober 3, 2013

“How did conservatives get this radical?” That’s the title of a recent New York Times Opinionator blog — one that’s chock-full of cutting-edge voter psychology research. The older, more basic poli-psych concepts, however, like normativism, humanism, religiosity, and punitivism might shed light on some of today’s conservative voters and politicians. These ideas shed light, for […]

Julie DelegalOctober 2, 2013

Did the Team Bush response to Gov. Rick Scott’s order on education seem a little too restrained last week? Former Gov. Jeb Bush and his Foundation for Florida’s Future, after all, have been at this education-reform biz for years. Until recently, the foundation’s work appeared destined to culminate in the implementation of the national Common […]

Julie DelegalOctober 1, 2013

This hold that the extreme Republicans in Congress believe they have is a mirage. The power that they and the dominant party in Tallahassee think is supported by a majority of voters simply isn’t real. Carl Hiaasen’s contention that “Americans aren’t buying” what the likes of Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are selling is on […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 24, 2013

“Never apologize for being right.” The words alone are provocative, but when they appear on a T-shirt with a giant Confederate flag, they become both inflammatory and puzzling. Never apologize for what? Secession? Slavery? How about white supremacy? The fight to rename Jacksonville’s Nathan Bedford Forrest High School raises the question. Should a public school […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 23, 2013

Florida’s public schools may be educating up to 30,000 students with autism, given the figures that Autism Speaks has provided. That group puts the autism diagnosis rate at one in 88 children. Some of these children will one day be able to go to college. So far, science hasn’t been able to tell us why […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 8, 2013

Look out, Florida Orange Juice. Americans soon may be associating Florida with another product — and it appears to cater to Tea Party enthusiasts. Last month, Gov. Rick Scott called education policymakers to Clearwater to lay the groundwork for a new, Florida-brand standardized test, which is expected to align with the controversial national Common Core […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 3, 2013

Recently, the Florida Sheriff’s Association voted by voice poll to support the “concept” of Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. As the Tampa Tribune noted, however, not all of Florida’s sheriffs support all aspects of the 2005 changes to the self-defense statutes. And that’s with good reason. The revisions that brought us Stand Your Ground may […]

Julie DelegalSeptember 2, 2013

In July, the Gainesville Chapter of the Tea Party circulated a petition from the conservative Americans for Prosperity asking lawmakers to reject the Common Core-related “PARCC” assessment for Florida. PARCC stands for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia. PARCC’s test development […]

Julie DelegalAugust 27, 2013

Never can I recall having so much information about the civil rights giant you probably never heard of: Jacksonville’s Asa Philip Randolph. Last week, the dreams of iconic peacemakers like Randolph were fulfilled — but not in a public march, nor in a young-peoples’ sit-in, nor through any Supreme Court decision. Instead, peace emerged between […]

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Julie Delegal: Florida and the Common Core: Why all the talk?

Julie Delegal: The politics of personal resentment

Julie Delegal: Scott and Bush: Educational division or collaboration?

Julie Delegal: Americans aren’t buying what the GOP is trying to sell

Julie Delegal: Fight rages whether to rename school honoring KKK wizard

Julie Delegal: The autism ramp and opportunities for college

Julie Delegal: Florida leaders may want state to have its own standardized test

Julie Delegal: Dear visitors, ‘Welcome to the Gunshine State’

Julie Delegal: Tea Party criticism of ‘Obama-Math’ is flawed

Julie Delegal: A civil rights leader you probably never have heard of