What exactly has been stuffed into the Conforming bill known as HB 7069? Remember, most of these ALEC policies are driven by Jeb’s Foundations and assigned to legislators who did their best to avoid public debate. That’s because no one but Jeb, the Koch Bros, and the charter/voucher lobby wants this legislation. Ever seen…
DetailsFlorida’s 2.8 million public school children need your help now. Both the Budget and HB 7069, the Conforming bill, which contains an inappropriate number of policies and barely vetted concepts, will face an up/down vote in both the House and the Senate Monday afternoon. Take action now! Speaker Corcoran promised transparency, but delivered the opposite when he…
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Once again, the Florida Legislature has failed to pass a budget in 60 days due in no small part to their “win at any cost” high-stakes Game of Thrones process. Now it appears that the session will be extended to accommodate the required 72 hour cooling off period prior to the final Budget vote. Legislators…
Detailsby Fred Grimm | Miami Herald | May 4, 2017 Nine years. Nine consecutive years of neglecting a legal obligation as easy to ignore as a neon light flashing “Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!” Sure, a few segments of society shrug off April 15 as just another day. The poor, the homeless, prostitutes, drug dealers, grifters, gamblers,…
DetailsLegislators 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…
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