Florida Republican Legislators Continue Its Efforts to End Local Control of Schools
The Okaloosa County School Board held a workshop that involved all community stakeholders in considering a proposal to change high school starting times. In the end the board voted not to do so. Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson said that the new start times would cost the district $1 million because it would need additional buses. Not good enough for Rep. Matt Gates (R-Fort Walton Beach) . Two w
Miami Herald Gets it Wrong on Common Core Opposition
Few dispute that most of the professional journalists who staff the state’s top newspapers lean democrat and leftward. It often becomes obvious in their reporting on Common Core. Consider this from the editors of the Miami Herald: In January, the Editorial Board lamented that Gov. Rick Scott, throughout his term, “has had a mixed record on education.” Unfortunately, he’s done little to disabuse So
12-26-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Common Core’s “Dishonest Debate” and Its “Convoluted and Frustrating Curricula”The efforts of republican governors and state policymakers to advance and implement Common Core is becoming more arduous by the day. Especially when they are receiving fire from their own side