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Julie DelegalJuly 1, 2014

The United States Supreme Court, in its Hobby Lobby ruling on Monday, raised disturbing questions about the relationships between employers, employees, physicians and insurers. The Court ruled, in a 5-4 decision, that forcing family-owned companies to pay for insurance that covers contraception violates federal religious freedom laws. The lawsuit: The owners of Hobby Lobby and […]

Julie DelegalJune 25, 2014

In public schools in Jacksonville, aggressors and defenders in schoolyard skirmishes are treated identically — most often with suspension. Duval County School Board Member Jason Fischer wants to change that. He wants potential victims to be spared punishment when they are defending themselves against an aggressor. Fischer’s move to change the district’s code of conduct […]

Julie DelegalJune 22, 2014

Jacksonville is ground zero for the public education budget disaster that is the result of 15 years of misguided “reform” in Florida. Three months ago, Duval Superintendent of Schools Nikolai Vitti introduced an innovative, if short-lived, proposal to allow open enrollment district-wide to keep more students in the public system. His reason? The public school […]

Julie DelegalJune 12, 2014

California Superior Judge Rolf Treu has swallowed the corporate-reform narrative on education –hook, line and sinker. According to the Los Angeles Times, the judge agreed with attorneys representing nine student plaintiffs who contend that it’s teacher tenure law — not student poverty, not state underfunding, not bureaucratic largesse, not any other factor — that disproportionately […]

Guest AuthorJune 4, 2014

Columnists are called to dissect and analyze tragedies, and last week’s horrible killing spree in California is no exception. We try to draw conclusions about why it happened, and how it might be prevented in the future. More gun laws. Better education about women’s equality. More and better services for people in psychological crisis. More and better services […]

Julie DelegalMay 5, 2014

It looks like my columns questioning the efficacy of school privatization in Florida have hit a nerve. Again. Voters might remember that I’ve long opposed voucher schools because, among other reasons, they don’t administer the same high-stakes tests to their students that public schools do. Without equal accountability, parents of mostly low-income children who now […]

Guest AuthorApril 30, 2014

The fact that Context Florida columnist Julie Delegal doesn’t think anyone should take on Florida’s education reforms if they want to win an election is great news for Florida’s children. This means that Floridians are no longer buying the myths Ms. Delegal and her friends of the status quo continue to perpetuate about Florida’s suite […]

Julie DelegalApril 22, 2014

Often, I find myself explaining to my public-school advocacy friends that no one can afford to take on Bush-brand education reform and live to get elected. Barack Obama didn’t even try, and sang Jeb’s praises instead. And, if I’m reading the political landscape correctly, neither will Hillary Clinton, even if she’s called to square off […]

Julie DelegalApril 3, 2014

“Our hands are tied.” That’s what Duval County School Board members say about allowing charter schools to open in Jacksonville. State law mandates that, unless a charter school’s application indicates financial mismanagement, school boards can’t say “no” to opening a new one. Board members say the district can’t afford the legal fees needed to fight […]

Julie DelegalMarch 24, 2014

It’s been a long time since I’ve written about the long-suspected, but largely disproven, link between vaccines and autism. Jenny McCarthy, the model, actress and co-host for the television show “The View”, is mother to a child who has an autism spectrum disorder. She’s taken some hellish Twitter flack lately for her belief that infant vaccines cause autism. Like Jenny, […]

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Julie Delegal: Individuals, Inc.: Hobby Lobby, contraceptives, and you

Julie Delegal: When adults don’t help, kids need to ‘stand their ground’

Julie Delegal: Florida’s school-budget chickens come home to roost

Julie Delegal: Judge gets it wrong in California teacher-tenure case

Julie Delegal: The California killer is a stranger who is very familiar

Julie Delegal: Let’s determine if Bush-brand education reforms are working

Kate Wallace: School choice threatens certain adults, not children and their academic achievement

Julie Delegal: Charlie Crist, this education article is for you

Julie Delegal: Duval case shows why we can’t afford not to challenge charter schools

Julie Delegal: Autism, Jenny McCarthy, and me