Tag: Carl Zimmerman
Senate and House to reconcile education and state budgets, controversial bills before House, and more
The year the state imposed its will on education, masks back for some, class cameras, and more
Florida schools roundup: District lawsuit to target H.B. 7069, charters and more
District to sue state: The Broward County School Board votes to pursue a lawsuit against the state over H.B. 7069, saying the law improperly forces districts to share property tax revenue with charter schools and strips local boards of the authority to approve or deny charter applications. The Miami-Dade, Orange and Pinellas[Read More…]
Florida lawmaker works in public schools, but supports expanded school choice
Count newly-elected Florida Rep. Manny Diaz, Jr. among a number of state lawmakers who are public school district employees. But Diaz, an assistant principal in the Miami-Dade public school district, isn’t just a cheerleader for traditional public schools. He’s also a huge – and very vocal – advocate for school[Read More…]