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The Charter School Turnaround Heist, HB 5105 by Rep Diaz, does exactly what Rep. Kionne McGhee said in the Tampa Bay Times, “This bill, in my humble opinion, creates a separate but unequal system” that “runs afoul” of the state and U.S. Constitutions” Charter school lobbyists, led by Rep. Diaz wrote HB 5105 to trigger the…
Thank the Senate Education Committee now. They did a rare thing. Republicans and Democrats worked together and voted unanimously to pass the so-called “fewer, better tests,” SB 926, with the Montford-inspired amendments remarkably intact, transforming it into a bill that actually reduces testing. That’s a record turnaround. Just a few weeks ago Sen. Montford’s superior…
This afternoon the Senate Education Committee votes on amendments to greatly improve SB926, the so-called “Fewer Better Tests.” by Sen. Flores which does not eliminate a single test. Without the proposed amendments, this is truly a very bad bill. Take action now! Our children need a YES vote on these Montford-inspired amendments to make…
Rep. Manny Diaz and the House Education Committee launched HB 5105 codifying a longstanding resentment that for-profit charter developers feel toward district public schools. One of the chief complaints proponents have about charters is that they just aren’t replicating fast enough. Laws are passed every session to favor unmitigated charter growth. Right now districts have multiple statutory…