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Pam Stewart Snubs Teachers in Recognizing AP Success, Participation
From an FDOE press release: Tallahassee, Fla., February 11, 2014 – Florida earned high marks for the percentage of graduates from the class of 2013 who took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam while in high school, earning them a second place national ranking according to a new report issued today. The 10th Annual AP Report to the Nation noted that 53.1 percent of Florida graduates participated in rig
FEB 09
Rick Scott’s Dileberately Misleading PECO Charter School Funding Proposal
Rick Scott created the slippery slope education funding when he cut education funding during his first term. Now he’s having to navigate it during a year he has to face voters. Let’s consider his tricky wording which justifies giving more than half of PECO funds to charter schools. Writes James Call in the Florida Current: A long simmering dispute buried within Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed education
Charter Schools USA F School Does TV Spot, Fails to Mention Grade
From Tampa Bay Times reporter Marlene Skokol: TAMPA — Woodmont Charter School, an F-rated elementary and middle school, is advertising on television for more students. The 30-second cable spot shows children listening attentively, raising their hands, working on computers and romping through the playground. But it doesn’t mention the school’s grade. “I’m not going to advertise that Woodmont got an
FEB 08
Charlie Crist At-Odds With State Democrats on Charter School Policy
From Matt Dixon in the Florida Times-Union: An opinion on charter-school funding by then-Republican Attorney General Charlie Crist is at odds with a portion of the Democratic base whose help he now needs to become the next governor. Crist’s 2004 advisory opinion was requested by a two-term chairman of the state GOP who has evolved into a charter-school lobbyist. Crist concluded that state law dic
FEB 07
The Creepy, Incestuous, Conflicts-of-Interests Involved in Florida’s School Grade System
The editors of the Lakeland Ledger have complete grasp of the timeline of events concerning Florida’s school grade system. They aren’t impressed: After all the changes made to Florida’s school grading system, it’s hard to have a good sense of what grades should be given to schools. The grade that should be given to lawmakers and state officials who developed the system is clear: a big, fat F. T