A Curious Defense of John Kirtley and Step Up for Students
Step Up for Students president Doug Doug Tuthill had an opinion piece published in three Alabama newspapers intended to defend the organization and it’s CEO from criticism. Writes Tuthill: Our nonprofit, called Step Up For Students, has raised dollars privately to help keep its doors open for 12 years. So I laughed when I read that at least one newsletter columnist and some public educators in Ala
Sorry, Charlie. You Need to Walk Back Your Common Core Position
To be fair, Charlie Crist got everything else right in his September editorial on education policy that appeared in the Tampa Bay Times . Except, that is, on Common Core. Writes Crist: ….Gov. Rick Scott needs to get off the fence and lead Florida’s embrace of the national Common Core Education Standards (CCSS). These standards have been adopted by 45 states and will allow our children to be equal
What Charter Schools USA Is REALLY Up to In Their MacDill AFB Gambit
Sen. Jeff Clemen’s (D-Lake Worth) is introducing a bill which effectively give final say on charter school applications back to local school boards. The top lobbyists for Charter Schools USA weighed in with redefinED writer Sherri Ackerman: “It is interesting now after 18 years of Florida charter schools when we have statistical data that clearly shows that Florida charter schools are outperformin
12-31-13 Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florid
Scathing Purple Musings | Color me purple in Florida, red in Washington, dark sky-blue in Israel and public school in Education: Is Merit Pay Dead in Florida?The indispensable John O’Connor of StateImpact has a preview of the upcoming legislative session. Here’s what he writes about teacher evaluations and merit pay: The Student Success Act requires school districts begin paying teachers based on