Scott Maxwell: Big classes violate Constitution, voters’ will
by: Scott Maxwell | Orlando Sentinel | September 27, 2016 …
Register to vote now! Last day is Oct. 11th
Are you registered to vote? Is your address and other key information correct? You can do it online, by mail or in person at your local supervisor of elections. Sick of: High stakes tests that hurt our children & disrespect their teachers Wealthy vendors draining tax dollars away from our public schools in the…
Privatizers perfect storm: Teacher shortage meets computerized personal learning
Districts across the state are advertising, desperate to hire teachers. Thanks to the non-stop effort of Florida’s school “reform” agenda, the state has lost veterans by the thousands to self-imposed early retirement and DROP while new-hires routinely conclude the profession is not for them. Florida insists it wants “highly effective” teachers but passes layers of…
Best & Brightest stupidity infects incoming FL Speaker, BOE
Florida’s Best & Brightest teacher bonus is so prejudicial that Sen.Nancy Detert called it “stupid.” It’s emblematic of the “done-deal” broken contract between politicians and the people who vote for them. Best & Brightest has cost taxpayers $93 million dollars to pay teachers $10,000 for their teenage SAT scores. It’s telling that even when one party far out-numbers the other, there…
National Labor Relations Board decides charter schools are private corporations, not public schools
By: Emma Brown | Washington Post | August 29, 2016 …