Legislators are at it again! With just days left in session, Sen. Flores and her friends at Jeb’s Foundation are still pushing the unfair transfer of public assets into the hands of corporate charter chains. HB 549 and the Flores amendment gives unprecedented power to charter schools, allowing them to acquire public facilities without local…
DetailsLegislators constantly say that “charter schools are public schools!” SB 1362 makes a lie out of that statement. Take action now! Tell the Senate NO on SB 1362 which makes Charter & District Schools separate and unequal It formally eliminates the requirement for the Florida Department of Education to compare…
DetailsDetails on “Schools of Hope” budget deal remain secret by Julie Delegal | Folio Weekly…
DetailsContinuing the theme of secrecy, House and Senate members, according to the Miami Herald, have allegedly struck a compromise deal on the controversial “Schools of Hope/High Impact Charters” concept that would lessen the strong bias toward corporate charter chains. No details are available, making it hard to know whether public education advocates will view this…
Detailsby Jessica Bakeman | Politico | 4/26/17 …
DetailsIn a curious turn, Florida politicians announced late Tuesday that they had come to an agreement on budget issues for a tentative $83 billion dollars. Predictably, Speaker Corcoran’s controversial priority “Schools of Hope/High Impact Charters” will get $200 million to entice charter school operators in other states to compete with chronically failing schools, according to…
DetailsThis dangerous concept is a pet project of House Speaker Corcoran and has worked its way into at least a dozen bills, making it intentionally harder to track. All of this activity feeds the goal of making it easier to slip this bad public policy into one of several massive “train” bills far removed from public…
DetailsBy Lola Duffort |April 17, 2017 |Politifact New Hampshire|Concord Monitor “When public schools face increased competition,…
DetailsTake Action Today: Urge Senate to vote down bad HB 5105 “Schools of Hope” Charter Turnaround Heist! Read Duval Superintendent Vitti’s stern letter imploring Senators to do the right thing & Reject HB 5105 during upcoming budget conference negotiations. Letter issued by Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti: April 17, 2017 Florida State Senators, I implore you to…
DetailsStatus: HB 5105 “Charter School Turnaround Heist/Schools of Hope” passed in the House along strict party lines. No companion in Senate except Sen. Bean’s SB796, which is scheduled to be heard for the first time in committee on Monday, 4/17/17. Please take the time to read and understand the dangerous lie behind HB 5105 and why…
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