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Monthly Archives: June 2017

HB 7069: Florida’s K-12 nightmare foreshadows the nation’s future

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 24, 2017

The Florida legislature set a dangerous precedent this year. One that will no doubt be repeated in GOP-controlled states across the nation.  Speaker Richard Corcoran and Senate President Joe Negron under scrutiny from Gov. Scott negotiated every major public education policy into HB 7069 and designed the K-12 budget under a transactional cloak of darkness…

Trump Budget Reported to Use Title I, Research Aid to Push Choice

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 24, 2017

by: Andrew Ujifusa & Alyson Klein | EdWeek | May 17, 2017 President Donald Trump’s full education budget proposal for fiscal 2018 would make notable cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, and leverage existing programs for disadvantaged students and K-12 innovation to promote school choice, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Trump’s full education funding blueprint…

Prosecutors: Businessman diverted education money meant for Pinellas, Hillsborough charter schools

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 20, 2017

by: Colleen Wright |Tampa Bay Times | June 20, 2017                                                                                          …

57 legislators voted no on HB 7069 & deserve our thanks

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 17, 2017

Thank you for engaging and working so hard to spread the #VetoHB7069 message. You are public education heroes and are responsible for sending at least 150K emails to Gov. Scott and the Senate, regardless of the political spin.                                  …

Veto HB7069: Call, write & Rally in Orlando tomorrow!

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 14, 2017

Rally: Stand for our Public Schools & demand a veto for HB 7069!                                                            Place: Ron Blocker ELC building, 445 Amelia Street Orlando. Fl 32801 Time: 12:30P Whether…

Veto HB 7069: Call & write, Gov. Scott is watching our numbers!

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 10, 2017

Our kids need you now! Keep writing and calling Gov. Scott to ask him to VETO HB 7069. Late Monday evening it was officially confirmed that Scott has HB 7069. He has until June 27th to veto the bill or sign it into law. Email Gov. Scott. Ask him to Veto 7069.   Call Gov. Scott: 850.488.7146…

Urge Gov. Scott to Choose Public Ed & VETO HB 7069!

UncategorizedBy SiteMGRJune 4, 2017

The scariest news of all about HB 7069 is a Miami Herald report that Sen. David Simmons has written a “fix”  for HB 7069 after being one of the few Republicans who voted against it.  The only thing that will make HB 7069 better is a veto. Speaker Corcoran has delayed giving Gov. Scott HB…

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