Jesse SchecknerFebruary 16, 2023
5min0
The bill is named for the mascot of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Tag: education week
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 16, 2023
Guest AuthorMay 28, 2021
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Tip your cap to both.
Phil AmmannMay 2, 2016
6min245
In the mad dash to get federal funding for education reform, the accountability buzzword was bandied about as if simply replacing one system with another was going to magically transform public education into something better. Florida, a state that still refuses to accept Medicaid expansion funding, was one of the states that saw no problem […]
Jac VerSteegJanuary 11, 20154min191
Florida’s national ranking by Education Week has dropped precipitously, to No. 28. In 2013, Florida was ranked No. 6. When Florida’s public education system rose to No. 6, politicians raced to crow and claim credit. The ranking proved, they said, that Florida’s encouragement of charter and voucher schools and the state’s accountability system were working. […]
Gary FineoutJanuary 8, 2015
4min177
For several years, Florida’s political leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, have touted across the state that their public schools were among the nation’s best. But one set of rankings – which just two years ago put Florida in the top 10 – has come out with a revamped formula that saw Florida tumble to the […]