Florida Parent Groups United in Urging Scott to Reject “Political Applicants” for Ed Commissioner
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Jeff Solochek has this in Gradebook:
Nine parent leaders representing advocacy organizations across Florida sent a letter to Gov. Rick Scott today urging him to reject all three of the finalists for the education commissioner job. The group appeals to the governor’s recent attempts to build relationships with parents and other education stakeholders, saying this is a chance for him to show he is concerned and was listening.
“We are confident that you have had far too many conversations with the parents and teachers of Florida to ignore the fact that Tony Bennett, Charles Hokansan and Randy Dunn apparently endorse an extreme reform agenda that does not represent our vision of public education,” the