Knock it off. That’s the tone in a series of exasperated editorials aimed at critics of new education standards known as Common Core. Florida has been leading the consortium of 45 states who are developing Common Core standards for education. In the past few weeks, objections to the new national benchmarks—and the new standardized tests […]
The Republican National Committee is meeting in Hollywood this week, and could take up a resolution opposing new education standards fully adopted by Florida, 44 other states and the District of Columbia. The blog Truth In American Education has posted what it says is the resolution opposing the standards, known as Common Core. The document […]
A band of activists is trying to organize Florida education groups toward a common purpose. To do so they are forming two non-profit groups, one a 501(c)3 and the other a 501(c)4. What does that mean? Under Internal Revenue Service rules, a 501(c)3 is a non-profit for religious, charitable or educational purposes. These types of […]
2012 was a busy year in Florida education. One state education commissioner left, while another will take the reins early next year. And Florida got great news on an international comparison. Here are the biggest education stories of 2012, with links to StateImpact Florida coverage. International test results — The biggest education story of the […]
Tony Bennett, who lost his reelection bid to remain Indiana’s education chief, says he has applied to become Florida’s education commissioner. Bennett is a close ally of former Gov. Jeb Bush. Bennett has led Chiefs for Change, an education advocacy group tied to Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. “After careful consideration, I have decided […]
The two-day Excellence in Action annual summit started Tuesday, with a focus on school choice, Common Core and the politics of education reform.
Indiana voters threw out the a Superintendent of Public Instruction with close ties to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. In Idaho voters overturned three laws based on policies Bush has supported in Florida. But Bush doesn’t take those results personally — it’s about Indiana and Idaho and not Bush’s policies. Bush says overall the results […]
Our sister sites StateImpact Indiana and StateImpact Idaho have done a great job covering big education-related election stories this year. In Indiana, Democrat Glenda Ritz upset Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett. While in Idaho, voters appear to have repealed three laws — known as “Students Come First” — which sparked opposition from state and […]
Florida voters rejected a handful of constitutional changes opposed by The Florida School Boards Association and other education groups, including measures that would limit state spending and allow public funding for religious groups. Voters also approved most of the school funding measures on ballots around the state, the biggest being a $1.2 billion bond for […]
Florida’s public media stations are covering Election Day across the state. Follow the latest from WUSF in Tampa here — the swing county in a swing state. For what’s going on in Miami, check out WLRN’s brand new site. And don’t miss the school referendum questions (if you have one) after you get done with […]
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