Friday, February 15, 2013

Did Don Gaetz Get the OK From Jeb Bush to Slow Accountability Reforms? | Scathing Purple Musings

Did Don Gaetz Get the OK From Jeb Bush to Slow Accountability Reforms? | Scathing Purple Musings:


Did Don Gaetz Get the OK From Jeb Bush to Slow Accountability Reforms?

So the most powerful lobbyist in Florida who strangely doesn’t have to register as one, made a trip to Tallahassee to talk education with legislators. This from Michael Van Stickler in the Miami Herald on Jeb Bush’s little visit:
Bush hasn’t visited the Capitol since 2010, so he was asked why he was meeting with lawmakers. Bush said as the head of the non-profit Foundation for Excellence in Education, he was there to “say hello to friends and advance the cause of rising student achievement.”
Gaetz met with Bush for more than 20 minutes – twice as long as he met with Weatherford – and