Is the Florida Rebublican’s Secret Privatization Maneuver the Most Deceitful Yet?
Even the Florida GOP state senators whom are advancing PCB 7170 seem wary as its being moved forward as a committee bill. Heck, even the usually cocky and arrogant JD Alexander weaseled out of being associated with it and said “I didn’t draft the bill. I haven’t looked at all the language.”
Crafted in response to circuit judge Jackie Fulford’s ruling that the republican plan to privatize 30 state prisons was unconstitutional, such a secret privatization bill would have far-reaching implications. From the Associated Press:
Rick Scott’s Less than Transparent FCAT Ploy
Crafted in response to circuit judge Jackie Fulford’s ruling that the republican plan to privatize 30 state prisons was unconstitutional, such a secret privatization bill would have far-reaching implications. From the Associated Press:
TALLAHASSEE –A Senate committee, bucking a decades-long trend of open government in Florida, formally introduced two bills today aimed at allowing the secret privatization of prisons.
Rick Scott’s Less than Transparent FCAT Ploy
It was Friday document dump at Rick’s place yesterday, but he and his little band on education privateers may be finding this morning that they’ve gone a patronage too far. His announcement to release district rankings by FCAT scores alone received vigorous and immediate opposition. From the Tampa Bay Times:
The controversy started early Friday, when a St. Johns County School Board member sent out an email saying her district was No. 1, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
A St. Johns school district spokesman told the Times-Union that superintendent Joe Joyner had indeed spoken with the Education Department but would not comment further.
Some districts were left in the dark.
Hillsborough school officials said they hadn’t been notified about the ranking.
“We’ve got no official notice,” said Connie Milito, the district’s chief government relations officer.
Broward superintendent Robert Runcie said he had not received a call either.
The board of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents held a conference after
