by Ron Sachs The first time Florida saw a massive statewide teachers’ strike was in the spring of 1968. As editor of the student paper at Miami Norland Senior High, I skipped school to cover the protests. My principal wound up suspending me for two weeks, but it was worth it.[Read More…]
Tag: FTC lawsuit
School choice critic says drop the suit, but there’s a catch
It’s time to take the fight over the nation’s largest private school choice program out of the courts and into the policy arena. That’s what John Romano, a Tampa Bay Times columnist who’s been a leading critic of tax credit scholarships, argues in this morning’s paper. Florida’s First District Court[Read More…]
Florida appeals court dismisses lawsuit challenging tax credit scholarships
A unanimous three-judge panel this morning dismissed a lawsuit challenging the nation’s largest private school choice program. The First District Court of Appeal ruled the statewide teachers union and other groups did not have legal standing to challenge Florida tax credit scholarships because they “failed to allege any concrete harm whatsoever” caused[Read More…]
No fast-track for Fla. education lawsuit; school choice issues could resurface
We’re a bit slow to log this in, but Florida’s First District Court of Appeal last week denied an attempt to fast-track a wide-ranging education lawsuit to the state Supreme Court. It’s worth noting what was at stake. The groups behind the adequacy lawsuit argue elected officials have violated the Florida[Read More…]
Call for charter school moratorium sparks new NAACP school choice clash
Yesterday, on a morning news broadcast in the nation’s capital, host Roland Martin asked the question: “Is the NAACP out of step with black folks?” He was grilling Hilary Shelton, the director of the NAACP’s Washington bureau, about the national civil rights organization’s latest stand against school choice. In mid-July, the organization’s[Read More…]
Does school choice harm public schools? Claims fall apart under scrutiny
One of the most emotionally potent arguments against educational choice – that it cripples public schools financially – is slowly unraveling in a Florida court of law. Teacher union attorneys, who seek to abolish tax credit scholarships for 78,000 low-income children, are stumbling to make the case. This is no[Read More…]
Debate over Florida school choice lawsuit hits the airwaves
The lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the nation’s largest private school choice program and an advocate who helped establish it squared off Wednesday on Southwest Florida public radio. The rare public exchange between Joanne McCall, the president of Florida Education Association, and John Kirtley, the chairman and founder of[Read More…]
Appeals court hears arguments on Florida tax credit scholarships
The statewide teachers union and other groups told a Florida appellate court this afternoon that a lawsuit attacking the constitutionality of the nation’s largest private school choice program should be allowed to proceed. The Florida Education Association, the state NAACP chapter, the League of Women Voters and other groups are challenging the[Read More…]