Political spin aside, proposed 2016 public education dollars hardly “historic”

In this election year Florida politicians are spinning like crazy to make their education budget numbers sound good. For example, Sen. Don Gaetz asserts the misleading claim that education funding is at its “highest in Florida history.” The 2007, Florida Legislature passed a per pupil funding figure of $7,305.79. The 2016 proposed Senate budget reflects…

Advocates “bugging” lawmakers about elected Comm. of Ed believe voters deserve a “choice”

Take action today! Demand that the Florida House and Senate pass HJR 767/SJR 942! Let’s have some “choice” in politics and let voters elect their own Commissioner of Education. Florida Politics recently reported that public education advocates are “bugging” lawmakers to return to an elected commissioner of education. Isn’t that our job? Here’s the story: A group…

FL teachers have had enough – rally sends message to lawmakers

Two thousand teachers, led by the Florida Educators Association, rallied in Tallahassee  on Thursday to protest Florida’s test and punish A-F Accountability system. This is the latest expression of a growing public rejection of nearly two decades of politically motivated, profit-driven education “reform.” Under current laws, high-stakes testing dominates the Florida classroom. K-8 Curriculum has been…