Take action! Tell Gov. DeSantis & Budget folks to cover $232M FRS shortfall – Districts don’t have the cash

The 2020 Florida Legislative session will be extended to at least March 18th mostly because it’s at impasse over the K-12 budget. Take action now: Tell Gov. DeSantis & Budget Conference to cover FRS shortfall & make public schools a priority Sadly, the Budget Conference led by Rep. Travis Cummings and Sen. Rob Bradley, cannot agree…

FL Teachers & Psychologist Speak Up: Cruelty of 2020 FSA guidelines

Recently, the Department of Education rolled out 276 pages of guidelines for the administration of the 2020 Florida Standards Assessment. They represent a Catch-22 “dilemma from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.” These guidelines paint a DOE so pathologically obsessed with the notion of “unfair advantage,” that it directs…

Take Action: SB1220 Voucher Expansion & SB1688 Pre-K High Stakes up Tuesday!

Take Action Now! Two dangerous bills are up Tuesday, February 25, 2020 in the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Urge a NO vote from Senators Stargel, Diaz, Baxley, Book, Flores, Montford, Pizzo & Simmons on:  SB 1220 Family Empowerment voucher expansion & SB 1688 High stakes tests and A-F school grades for pre-schools! We oppose SB 1220/Family Empowerment Voucher Expansion because:…