Wire ServicesMay 29, 2021
3min1165
One proposal includes new standards for teaching the Holocaust in public schools.
Tag: Florida public schools
Wire ServicesMay 29, 2021
Joe HendersonJune 30, 2020
5min455
There is no one answer that makes everyone happy, but there is a correct answer.
Joe HendersonApril 10, 2020
5min408
Was it wise for Gov. Ron DeSantis to allow all students to be promoted unless a parent decides otherwise?
Joe HendersonDecember 12, 2019
5min381
But Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to put an even greater emphasis on civics in state schools
Joe HendersonNovember 3, 2019
6min847
A lawmaker wants to make standards the same for all Florida schools
Joe HendersonOctober 8, 2019
6min549
Under Governor's pay plan, beginning teachers could make nearly as much as those with many more years of service.
Joe HendersonMarch 17, 2019
6min1132
The Florida Citizens Alliance advances “the ideals and principles of liberty.” It says so right on its website. Well, glory be! We all love liberty, right? But hold on a moment and imagine the kind of “liberty” the FCA seeks. The FCA is working hard now to remove about 100 books from Florida public schools, […]
Joe HendersonJune 4, 2018
6min437
It seems only fair that the Florida Education Association decided the Legislature deserved to be covered with the same sauce it has for years been ladling on public schools. Hence, the report card the Association just gave lawmakers, based on how they voted on education issues over the last two years. Not surprisingly, Republicans — […]
Peter SchorschAugust 23, 2017
4min244
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham spent a “workday” Monday in Lynn Haven shadowing Mosley High School’s senior class president. Graham caddied around Caroline Noble’s backpack, listened to her classmates and participated in school assignments. The former congresswoman was also around for the morning announcement broadcast, lunch and a tour of the school’s technical classes and […]
Tom JacksonSeptember 20, 2016
7min315
Now that the Florida Education Association has chosen to appeal its legal double-drubbing over the state’s scholarship program for students from low-income families, the question that leaps immediately to mind is this: Why does the teachers’ union hate poor kids? Seriously. About 92,000 students from modest circumstances are attending private schools through the 15-year-old Florida […]