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Point of View: Involve teachers, parents in schools | jacksonville.com

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Point of View: Involve teachers, parents in schools

Posted: July 14, 2012 - 12:06am  |  Updated: July 14, 2012 - 2:17am
During his visit to City Hall Tuesday night, Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson listened to citizens and managed to drive nearly all his responses back to the theme on which we all agree: We must improve educational outcomes for all of our children.
In a state where the dominant education reform narrative has flipped public dialogue like a tidal wave, it’s important to take stock of where parent-advocates might agree with Robinson,and why some of us part ways on other issues.
Florida’s students are counting on us to hold all taxpayer-funded schools accountable. Parents like me are not anti-accountability, but we believe all taxpayer-funded schools should be equally accountable.
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If Florida lawmakers continue to prefer privatization, families should be given the opportunity to make


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