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May 3, 2013

How Parent Trigger Opponents Claimed #ParentEmpowerment As Their Own

This week the controversial parent trigger bill died in the Florida Senate on a tie vote — for the second year in a row. Supporters quickly announced they wouldn’t give up on the bill, but their attempts to fire up an online campaign didn’t quite work out the way they planned.

May 2, 2013

Tweet That: Bush’s Foundation Not Giving Up On Parent Trigger Bill

The Foundation for Florida’s Future isn’t giving up on the parent trigger bill. They’re asking people to announce their support on Twitter and other social media with ready-made post to cut and paste. The bill — officially titled Parent Empowerment in Education — would give parents more power in choosing how to change a chronically […]

May 1, 2013

Who Supports, Opposes The Common Core?

Earlier this week we told you why opponents of new education standards fully adopted by 45 states have found less traction in Florida than in Indiana, Alabama and other states. The standards, known as Common Core State Standards, will allow Florida to compare students performance to other Common Core states and students around the globe. […]

April 30, 2013

Changes To Parent Trigger Not Enough, Bill Fails In Florida Senate

Update: It’s deja vu in the Florida Senate, where the parent trigger bill has gone down to defeat for the second year in a row on a 20-20 tie vote. The bill was expected to pass this year thanks to a new makeup in the Senate and some amendments that watered down the original version. […]

April 29, 2013

Common Core Opponents Having Little Success In Florida — So Far

Tim Curtis says the federal government doesn’t have a record of getting things done. It’s why the Tampa resident is concerned the federal Department of Education offered grants to states adopting new math and English standards known as Common Core. Earlier this month, 150 members of the Tampa 9/12 Project – a group which shares […]

With Senate Vote Near, Who Supports The Parent Trigger?

The session’s most controversial education bill — the parent trigger — hits the Senate floor today. The bill would allow the majority of parents at a school earning a failing grade to choose how to restructure the school. The options include closing the school, firing the principal or staff and converting to a charter school. […]

April 25, 2013

Central Florida Mom Explains Her Opposition To Common Core

A mom of four from Mount Dora is doing her best to convince Florida lawmakers to slow down the Common Core train. Florida is scheduled to complete the transition to the new academic standards in time for the 2014-15 school year. Patricia Sullivan home schools her kids and is concerned about the changes home school […]

April 24, 2013

Bennett: PARCC Is Not The Only Exam Florida Will Consider

Update: The headline of this post has been changed for clarity. Despite Florida handling the money for one of two new exams tied to new education standards, Education Commissioner Tony Bennett said the state is not committed to adopting the test. Florida is one of 21 states and the District of Columbia which has joined […]

Common Core Protesters Take Their Fight To The Florida Capitol

Dozens of protesters fanned out at the Capitol yesterday, trying to convince lawmakers to put the brakes on Common Core State Standards. A coalition of groups working under the moniker Floridians Against Common Core Education is organizing rallies opposing the new teaching standards that are being phased in nationwide. Florida is on schedule to complete […]

April 23, 2013

State Review Finds K12 Teacher Certification Problems

An inquiry by the Florida Department of Education’s Inspector General found that online educator K12 Inc. employed three teachers in Florida who lacked proper certification to teach some subjects, according to a draft report. Virginia-based K12 is the nation’s largest operator of online schools. K12 operates in 43 Florida school districts, including in Miami-Dade, Broward, […]

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