FL teacher speaks: Ed Tech & the dystopia of individualized learning
Help us advocate for a safe, efficient, high quality system of public education that works for the success of every Florida child.
ADVOCACY
Your voice has power. Learn the facts about education reform policy and share your knowledge with others. Florida’s public school children need an army of advocates who value high quality learning. Together we can share our vision, speak up for our children and make dedication to public education a litmus test for elected office.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Fund Education Now’s Annual Education Report Card gives voters a non-partisan, comprehensive assessment of whether or not the Governor and legislators support and pass policies that uphold their Constitutional duty to Florida’s public school children as stated in Article IX, section 1 of the state constitution.
KNOWLEDGE
Florida public education has been subjected hundreds of drastic policy changes over the past 15 years. Effective advocacy means understanding policies and historical context. Fund Education Now provides easy tools to help advocates develop expertise and confidence about the issues.
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
Florida is ground zero for education reform legislation. Ideas that don’t pass one session are brought up again the following year. Issues such as high stakes testing, rigid teacher accountability measures, mandatory retention, unfunded mandates, diluting the authority of unions and school boards, expanding for-profit charter school chains and the promulgation of private school vouchers funded by diverted tax dollars are on-going efforts that are expanded by the Florida legislature each session.
Fund Education Now supports education policy legislation that does the following:
- What is Model legislation?
Model legislation is a template for a bill designed by education reformers, business leaders and lobbyists who work with state legislators to promote, sponsor and pass the bill.
- Why are Florida-style education reforms spreading across the states?
In order to maximize profits from reforming and privatizing public education, it’s essential that as many states as possible adopt reform legislation as quickly as possible. - Federal ESSA
Congress finally passed the ESSA, bringing the era of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) to its much deserved close. - FERPA & Student Privacy
“Privacy is rarely lost in one fell swoop. It is usually eroded over time, little bits dissolving almost imperceptibly until we finally begin to notice how much is gone.”
NEWS, TWITTER & TAKE ACTION
Analysis | China is No. 1 on PISA — but here’s why its test scores are hard to believe
An expert examined PISA results going back years. Here’s what he found.
washingtonpost.com
Why parents in a school district near the CIA are forcing tech companies to erase kids’ data
As families worry for their children’s futures, a district has instituted a yearly data purge
theguardian.com
Utah Education Suffers From Chronic Underinvestment
By Deborah Gatrell Utah’s education system is experiencing what the medical profession describes as “shock.” Basic EMTs know that shock is an emergency where the body has insufficient blood flow. A…
theutahteacher.com
Does agenda give insight into which Florida education bills might stick?
The Senate Education Committee will tackle some high-profile issues in its final meeting before session.
tampabay.com
Ignore the Flashing Screens: The Best Toys Go Back to the Basics
AAP policy statement on selecting toys in the digital age.
aap.org
