Guest AuthorApril 8, 2021
6min1512
Let’s seize this opportunity to put students ahead of bureaucracy.
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Guest AuthorApril 8, 2021
Sarah MuellerJanuary 28, 2020
4min493
A committee is recommending a $762 million increase in education spending.
Jacob OglesNovember 21, 2019
State education officials argue Florida Supreme Court shouldn’t hear challenge of charter school law
3min244
School districts haven't found success in appeals courts so far.
Drew WilsonJune 18, 2019
4min696
“Education is everything. Education is hope and dignity for the population.”
A.G. GancarskiMay 9, 2019
7min643
DeSantis prioritized this scholarship.
Mitch PerryFebruary 5, 2018
4min629
The state’s largest teachers union is airing a digital ad opposing a major education bill in the Florida House. The Florida Education Association’s anger is linked to HB 7055, a “conforming” measure sponsored by Miami Republican Michael Bileca and backed by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. The bill includes a number of provisions that FEA opposes, including a voucher program […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018
5min303
Conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Florida released its priority list for the 2018 Legislative Session, giving favorable marks to legislation that would cut “corporate welfare” and regulations and voicing strong opposition to proposals that would add new regulations or incentives silos. “We believe that Florida lawmakers have an unprecedented opportunity to push through policy objectives that […]
Mitch PerryOctober 20, 2017
8min481
A debate on traditional public schools vs. charter schools took front and center Friday at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club. For 68 minutes, a group of education leaders of various backgrounds discussed the issue at the Ferguson Law Center. Speaking out most prominently for charters was Doug Tuthill, the president of Step Up For Students, the nonprofit group […]
A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2017
9min538
A rainy Monday morning saw the often fractious Duval County School Board move forward in suing the state of Florida. At issue: HB 7069, the “Schools of Hope” bill, which would divert capital dollars to charter schools from local schools. Multiple urban districts — Broward, Miami-Dade, Orange, and Palm Beach — are already in the […]
A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 20172min235
On Monday, State Rep. Jason Fischer proposed a state financial audit of the Duval County School Board on which he served until last year. Fischer’s take: the district is more concerned about potentially suing over the controversial “Schools of Hope” bill he advocated than it is with getting its “financial house in order,” after recent revelations of […]