How Parent Trigger opponents claimed #parentempowerment as their own
StateImpact Florida- Florida parents start twitter war and win
Senate kills parent trigger bill in dramatic 20-20 vote
Miami Herald- Florida Senate kills parent trigger for second year
Parent Trigger Bill Leads To Debate About “Authentic Parents”
StateImpact Florida- Parent Trigger again moves through the Florida House
End school grades, a rigged plan backed by a failed leader
Orlando Sentinel- Guest column by Kathleen Oropeza
Lawsuit aims to increase education funding in Florida
Bradenton Herald- The latest update on the education lawsuit.
Parents flex muscles-and Twitter fingers- in Tallahassee, and they win
Miami Herald- It was one of the hardest-fought battles of the legislative session.
Florida Forward Conversations About the Future: Education Reform
Orlando Sentinel → Join us for a panel discussion about the future of education.
Community, teachers lament budget cuts in Manatee schools
Bradenton Herald → BRADENTON – Manatee County parent Christine Sket’s response to the recently approved school budget cuts went beyond surprise.
Parents sue state over education
MySuncoast.com → SARASOTA – It’s stated in the Constitution that the State of Florida has a paramount duty to adequately fund a high quality education system. But does cut after cut equal high quality education? A group of parents is set to find out. http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/story/Parents-sue-state-over-education/AD-DtiJ54kC9XCSnqreoCQ.cspx
Years of cuts bring Florida schools to breaking point
May 15, 2011 | By Leslie Postal and Dave Weber, Orlando Sentinel →
Parents should prepare to speak up for schools facing millions in cuts
BY Amy Nowell, Daytona Beach News Journal →
Parents, teachers react to passage of merit pay bill
By Kelli Cook, CF News 13 / March 17, 2011 11:25 PM → One day after legislators passed a bill that would partially base a teacher’s salary on the results of their students’ standardized tests, parents and teachers are now speaking out.
Critics call teacher merit pay plan an unfunded mandate
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2011 / By Keith Landry, FoxNews → It’s a plan that could affect every classroom in Florida.
Fla. merit pay bill concerns educators, parents
MANATEE — Public outcry from Manatee County residents was heard from Bradenton to Tallahassee over a bill that focuses on merit-based pay for teachers.
End of Stimulus Hits Public Schools in Scott Plan
BY KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA → Florida’s public schools and universities will take a more than $3 billion hit under the budget proposed Monday by Gov. Rick Scott, with public elementary through high school spending dropping by nearly $300 per student.
Scott plan would spark ‘massive layoffs’ and other pain, educators say
February 07, 2011|By Leslie Postal and Dave Weber, Orlando Sentinel → If Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed budget were to stand, Florida schools would suffer widespread layoffs and other devastating cutbacks, educators warned Monday.
Manatee County Schools must work to cut budget even further
Feb 8, 2011
Parents Group Worried Governor Will Cut Education Budget
February 7, 2011 → EUSTIS, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is expected to unveil his first state budget in Eustis on Monday. He wants to cut $5 billion from the budget while also cutting taxes.
More thoughts on Rick Scott’s education budget
FEBRUARY 09, 2011 → Florida Gov. Rick Scott already has come under fire for proposing to slash public education funding just days after saying he wouldn’t do such a thing.