Florida PhoenixAugust 23, 2022
13min0
'I am worried. I am very worried because there is so much at stake here.'
Tag: Florida School Boards Association
Florida PhoenixAugust 23, 2022
Wes WolfeApril 19, 2022
Wes WolfeApril 4, 2022
4min0
The county School Board will vote on the Florida School Boards Association next month.
Ana CeballosJuly 9, 2020
10min314
“There are just a lot of areas of concern, a lot of unanswered questions, but we’ve got five weeks to get this right."
Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 2020
8min655
Public policy should be rooted in evidence, data, research and experience.
Blake DowlingMarch 10, 2018
7min605
Last week, I took to the road and Friday afternoon had me in Gainesville meeting with the Florida School Boards Association and NEOLA, where I attended a policy seminar on critical technology issues hosted by the Alachua County School District. It was a great chance for the audience to hear from experts on social media, […]
Joe HendersonNovember 28, 2017
6min582
You may remember last summer, when state Rep. Byron Donalds successfully pushed to expand the pool of people who can challenge the content in public school textbooks. Rather than trust professional educators to do their jobs (which we all know are best done by those with political agendas), school boards were required to hire an […]
Staff ReportsNovember 27, 2017
6min249
After deep cuts in spending for Florida schools and other public programs following the Great Recession, outgoing Republican Gov. Rick Scott this month proposed an $87.4 billion budget he says boosts spending on some depleted services to record levels. Despite Scott’s meaty 2018-2019 budget recommendation, which is about $2.4 billion above current spending, advocates for Florida […]
Phil AmmannJuly 6, 2015
2min386
Florida school board members have selected a new statewide leader. Last week, former Charlotte County School Board member Andrea Messina was selected the new executive director of the Florida School Boards Association Board of Directors. She will be replacing the retiring Dr. Wayne Blanton, who held the position since 1985. Prior her promotion to executive director, […]
Bob SparksJune 18, 20155min237
Recently, New York Times columnist David Brooks described the group of Democrats blocking President Obama’s expanded trade authority as the “Democrats’ Tea Party.” By their rigid stance in obstructing the president from negotiating a fast-track trade agreement with Asian countries, Democrats are violating their own principles. By taking Big Labor’s lead in opposing such agreements, […]