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The Devil is in the details. When something sounds too good, it usually is. Gov. Ron DeSantis just announced the elimination of the FSA at a press conference today, September 14, 2021, at the Doral Charter School in Miami. Commissioner Richard Corcoran stated that the FSA will be replaced with “progress monitoring” which could signal…
State Representative Rene Plasencia (R-Orlando) used to support public schools. Now he is completely OK with privatizing them. Last week he told the Florida House the story of his conversion and encouraged his teacher friends to follow. First some background: Prior to running for office, Plasencia was an Orange County Public Schools high school teacher…
Two atrocious K-12 education bills SB 1028 Alternate Charter Authorizer and HB 7045 massive voucher expansion are up for their third and final vote on the Senate floor Monday, April 26, 2021. Act now! This is our last chance to tell the Senate no on these massive charter and voucher expansions! CS/CS/SB 1028 Creates an…
Huge thank you to Marie-Claire Leman, parent, public school advocate and associate of Fund Education Now, for testifying against PCS for CS/HB 51 on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in the House Education and Employment Committee. For the record, Marie-Claire has risen each time, during the 2021 session, to testify against bills that do not support…
Take action today! HB 51: School Board Term Limits & Alternate Charter Authorizer Requires Two Constitutional Amendments! PCS for CS/HB 51 is up in House Education and Employment tomorrow, April 15, 2021. Urge members of the House Education & Employment Committed to vote NO on PCS for CS/HB 51 which is shaping up to be…
Letter sent to House Education and Employment Committee members and select legislators: PCS for CS/HB 51: School Board Term Limits & Alternate Charter Authorizer Requires Two Constitutional Amendments! PCS for CS/HB 51 is up in House Education and Employment tomorrow. Please consider the following, as you face debate and votes on PCS for CS/HB…
On April 8, 2021, Marie-Claire Leman, public school advocate and associate of Fund Education Now testified in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education against the unconstitutional intent of SB 1028. For the fourth time in as many years, Florida politicians seek to strip School Boards of their Constitutional Authority to approve and supervise district Charter Schools. SB 1028,…
Use your voice to oppose SB 1028, Alternate Charter School Authorizer, which harms public schools, on the agenda tomorrow, Thursday, (4.8.21), in Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. For the fourth time in as many years, Florida politicians seek to strip School Boards of their Constitutional Authority to approve and supervise district Charter Schools. SB 1028,…
The “choice” of millions of parents to keep students at home during COVID-19 should mean something significant in the state of Florida. The FSA testing window opens in April and FL Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran is determined to disrespect parents who do not choose to return their child to school to take a test. For…
Public Education Advocate and Fund Education Now associate Marie-Claire Leman testified largely in support of SB 7070 , Impact of COVID-19 on Educational Institutions, at today’s Senate Education Committee, which provides relief from the punitive measures associated with high stakes testing. SB 7070 expands on the success of Sen. Perry Thurston’s similar SB 886, COVID-19…