Florida’s Most Obvious Charter School Conflict of Interest to Date
Did Rep. Manny Diaz (R-Hialeah) know something that everyone else didn’t yesterday? On at least three occasions during yesterday’s house subcommittee he deflected colleagues questions about his charter school expansion bill with references to a “task force” that was working on details. Diaz references to this task force in queries about lease agreements and the proposed state standard contracts
Janet Adkins’ False Testimony on Common Core and Raw Hypocricy on Accountability
Rep. Janet Adkins (R-Fernandina Beach) heard the applause from the gallery after a public school teacher’s testimony against Florida’s continued devotion to high-stakes tests. It was the only time anyone drew such a reaction during Monday’s House Education Appropriations hearing on Adkin’s HB 7117 which establishes a one-year delay in “holding schools harmless’ for school grades. The change was pr
3-24-14 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: Islamic Schools Already Participating in Florida’s Voucher ProgramBob Stover, the executive editor of Florida Today, uncovered something that many Floridians will find troubling. Stover writes this in his piece critical of Rep. Ritch Workman’s (R-Melbourne) position on v