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Monday, January 6, 2014

1-6-14 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:





Are There Really Military Families Desperate For Charter Schools?
The proposal by Charter Schools USA to open a building on MacDill AFB has featured the “needs of military families” which supposed aren’t being met by local public schools. Sen. John Legg (R-Lutz) who it should be noted is a charter school owner weighed in with Ron Matus of redinED: Spurred by conflict over a proposed charter school at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida lawmakers will consider creat

1-5-14 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: Is Moraitis HB 377 Charter School Bill Inspired By ALEC?Rep. George Moraitis will be asked sometime this week why he left any mention of “charter schools” in HB 377 and instead referred to them as “private, not-for profit elementary, middle and high schools.” Never mind