Tag: Florida and education funding

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott: ‘We don’t want a war on teachers; we want a war on failure’

Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivered the State of the State Address to the Legislature on the opening day of its session Tuesday, stressing jobs and education. Here are his remarks on education, as prepared for delivery: Our work to cut spending and live within our means over the last two years has... READ MORE
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Florida roundup: charter schools, private schools, school choice lotteries & more
Private schools. What happens to private school records when private...
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Florida roundup: School spending, digital education, PTA activism & more
Rick Scott’s proposed budget. Includes $1.2 billion more for public...
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Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, school choice fairs, teachers and guns & more
Tony Bennett. The Orlando Sentinel hopes the new commissioner, who...
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Florida roundup: Florida Formula, StudentsFirst, legislative hopes & more
Critiquing the Florida Formula. Matt Di Carlo at the Shanker...
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Florida roundup: Rezoning snobs, home-school stereotypes, Rick Scott & more
School funding. Gov. Rick Scott wants to spend additional revenue...
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Florida roundup: Tony Bennett, education funding, “NRA curriculum” & more
Tony Bennett on testing voucher students. From Gradebook: “I do...
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Florida roundup: Charter school debate, graduation pathways, class size & more
Charter school debate. Interesting debate in Duval over the performance...
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Florida roundup: Bulletproof backpacks, charter school standards, second thoughts on teacher evaluations & more
Tweaks coming to teacher evals? Gradebook: “Patricia Levesque, executive director...
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Florida roundup: Jeb summit, charter schools, per pupil spending & more
More Jeb Bush summit. Checker Finn’s a fan. EdWeek writes up...
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Florida roundup: Teacher quality, charter school growth, ed funding and more
A “B” for teacher quality policies. That’s Florida’s grade, according...
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